A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect.

手中的一件小事，胜过眼前的一件大事。

A long tongue betokens a short hand.

舌长手短。

A looker on sees more of the game than a player.

旁观者清，旁观者清。

A lot of weeds will grow in a stagnant pond.

死水池塘里会长出许多野草。

A malicious man is like a coal sack -- black on the outside and even blacker inside.

坏人就像一个装煤的袋子，外面黑，里面更黑。

A man forewarned is as good as two.

一个有先见之明的人等于两个有先见之明的人。

A man gains nothing by vain glory but contempt and hatred.

人若靠虚浮的荣耀，除了轻蔑和仇恨，一无所得。

A man in love schemes more than a hundred lawyers.

一个恋爱中的男人胜过一百个律师。

A man may hap to bring home with him what makes him weep.

一个人也许会把使他哭泣的东西带回家。

A man may learn wit every day.

一个人可以每天学习机智。

A man may lose his goods for want of demanding them.

一个人可能因为没有要求而失去他的财产。

A man that has had his fill is no eater.

饱食者不得食。

A man that is lean, not from hunger, is harder than brass.

不因饥饿而瘦的人，比铜还硬。

A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.

一个人太忙而无暇顾及自己的健康，就像一个机修工太忙而无暇顾及自己的工具一样。

A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground.

一个以自己的祖先为荣的人就像土豆一样，最好的部分是在地下。