Lookers-on see most of the game.
Man cannot live by bread alone.
Man's extremity1 is God's opportunity.
Might is right.
Might makes right.
Money cannot buy happiness. It can, however, rent it.
Money isn't everything.
Never say never.
Never speak ill of the dead.
No man can serve two masters.
No man is indispensable2.
No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.
No news is good news.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Old habits die hard.
One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
One man's gravy3 is another man's poison.
One man's loss is another man's gain.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One swallow does not make a summer.
Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
Paper can't wrap up a fire.
Prevention is better than cure.
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Recognize and deal with reality, no matter how unpleasant it may be.
Seeing is believing.
Sharing and giving are the ways of God.
Something is better than nothing.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Speak when you're spoken to.
Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
Still waters run deep.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan4.
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
The dawn does not come twice to awaken5 a man.
The eyes are the mirror of the soul.
1 extremity [ɪkˈstreməti] 第9级 | |
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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2 indispensable [ˌɪndɪˈspensəbl] 第6级 | |
adj.必不可少的,绝对必要的 | |
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3 gravy [ˈgreɪvi] 第9级 | |
n.肉汁;轻易得来的钱,外快 | |
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4 orphan [ˈɔ:fn] 第7级 | |
n.孤儿;adj.无父母的 | |
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