1 Be honest rather clever.

诚实比聪明更要紧。

2 Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.

随遇而安。

3 Be just to all, but trust not all.

要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。

4 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.

眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。

5 Be slow to promise and quick to perform.

不轻诺，诺必果。

6 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

多听少说。

7 Better an empty purse than an empty head.

宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

8 Better an open enemy than a false friend.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

9 Better good neighbours near than relations far away.

远亲不如近邻。

10 Between the cup and the lip a morsel¹ may slip.

功亏一篑。

11 Between two stools one falls to the ground.

脚踏两头要落空。

12 Beware beginnings.

慎始为上。

13 Big mouthfuls ofter choke.

贪多嚼不烂。

14 Bind² the sack before it be full.

做事应适可而止。

15 Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

16 Birth is much, but breeding is more.

出身固然重要，教养更且重要。

17 Bite off more than one can chew.

贪多咽不下。

18 Bite the hand that feeds one.

恩将仇报。

19 Bitter pills may have wholesome³ effects.

良药苦口利于病。

20 Blind men can judge no colours.

不宜问道於盲。