Pain is forgotten where gain follows.
［译］一朝得了利，痛苦便忘记。
Penny wise and pound foolish.
［注解］意同捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。
［译］小事聪明，大事糊涂。
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
［译］自己有短处，不要揭别人的短处。
Pitchers / Walls have ears.
［译］隔墙有耳。
Practice makes perfect.
［译］熟能生巧。
Practice what you preach.
［译］身体力行。
Promise is debt.
［注解］意同“A promise attended to, is a debt settled”。履行了诺言就犹如付清了债务。
［译］一诺千金。
Promise little but do much.
［译］少许愿，多做事。
Provide for the worst, the best will save itself.
［注解］在莎士比亚的戏剧《裘力斯·凯撒》第5幕第1场中有：But since the affairs of men rest still uncertain, let's reason with the worst that may befall. 可是人事是这样无常，让我们也考虑到万一的不幸。
［译］做最坏的准备，可以得到最好的结果。