1.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

2.A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

3.A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。

4.A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。

5.A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

6.A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。

7.A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。

8.A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。

9.A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。

10.Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。

11.Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。

12.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。

13.A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。

14.A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。

15.A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。

16.A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。

17.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。

18.A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。

19.A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。

20.A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。