gs done cannot be undone.
事已定局，不能挽回；覆水难收。
gs unreasonable are never durable.
不合理的事不会长久。
many cooks spoil the broth.
厨子成群，煮坏肉羹。
much liberty spoils all.
自由过了头，一切乱了套。
much spoils, too little is nothing.
过多会坏事，过少不济事。
d on a worm and it will turn.
蚯蚓被踩也会动（指：被逼过甚，最温顺者也会反
抗）。
praise roots and spreads.
赞词真实，根深传远。
of a trade seldom agree.
同行是冤家；同行相妒。
wrongs don't make a right.
两个错加不出一个正确来。
n is strength.
联合即是力量。
glory blossoms but never bears.
虚荣能开花，但不会结果。
made in storms are forgotten in calms.
激动时的誓约，平静时便忘却。
s have ears.
隔墙有耳。
is death's feast.
战争是死亡的筵席。
makes thieves, and peace hangs them.
战争造成窃贼，和平把他们吊死。
r afar quencheth not fire.
远水救不了近火。
s want no sowing.
杂草不需种。
never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水可贵。
youth is used to, age remembers.
少年惯为事，老时常记起。
greek meets greek, then comes the bug of war.
两雄相争，难解难分。
the tree is fallen, every one runs to it with his axe.
大树一倒下，人人持斧来。
the well is full, it will run over.
井满则水溢。
war begins, then hell openeth.
战争一开始，地狱便打开。
e there are reeds, there is water.
有芦苇处必有水。
e there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
e the water is shallow, no vessel will ride.
水浅无船行。
swims in sin shall sink in sorrow.
在罪恶中游泳的人，必将在悲哀中沉没。
in the bottle does not quench thirst.
瓶中之酒不解渴。
to him that is alone.
孤独的人最可悲。
cannot see the wood for trees.
见树不见林。