a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 a bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。 a bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。 a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 a boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 a bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。 a burden of one‘s choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 a candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 a cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。 a cat may look at a king. 人人平等。 a close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。 a constant guest is never welcome. 常客令人厌。 actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。 adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。 a fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。 a faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 a fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。 a friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 a friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 a friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。 a friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。 ‘after you‘ is good manners. “您先请”是礼貌。 a good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 a good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 a good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。 a good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 a good fame is better than a good face.