A great man is always willing to be little. ( R. W. Emerson )
伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。（爱默生）
A great part to the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.
我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的发现了另上的资料。
A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight.
伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A lifetime of happiness ! No man alive could bear it ; it would be hell on earth .
终身幸福！这是任何活着的人都无法忍受的，那将是人间地狱。
A light heart lives long.
豁达者长寿。
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
A long dispute means that both parties are wrong.
持久的争论意味着双方都是错的。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to
blame somebody else. ( J. Burroughs )
一个人可以失败许多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪别人，他还不是一个失败者。（巴勒斯）
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. (C. M. Schwab)
只要有无限的热情，一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。（施瓦布）
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore)
只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。（巴里摩尔）
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother’s love never changes.
母爱永恒。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.
一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year
a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。