A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。 
A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。 
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。 
A bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart. 做贼心虚。 
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。 
A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。 
A bad penny always turns up. 
A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。 
A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。 
A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。 
A beggar’s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。 
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。 
A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。 
A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。 
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it’s the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。 
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情。 
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。 
A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。 
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。 
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。 
A burden of one’s choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。 
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 
A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。 
A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。 
A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。 
Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。 
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。 
A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。 
A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。 
A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。 
A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。 
A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。 
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。 
A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。 
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。 
A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。 
A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。 
A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。 
A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。 
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。 
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。 
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 
A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。 
A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。 
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。 
A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。 
Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。