D E F G (英文格言、諺語)

[proverb]

D(英文格言、諺語)

Death is the great leveler.
死後萬人皆平等。人皆有死。

Deeds, not words.
在於行動，不在於言語。說得到，做得到。言出必行。

Desperate diseases must have desperate cures(remedies).
重命要用重手治。亂世用重典。死馬當活馬醫。

Diamond cut diamond.
兩虎相爭必有一傷。

Different sores must have different salves.
= Different strokes for different folks.
= Difficulty makes desire.
苦難中能創造欲望。
Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot.
= Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot."
病來如山倒，病去如抽絲。
Do as you would be done by.
己所欲施於人。為所該為之事。

Doctors make the worst patients.
= Don't burn your bridges before they're crossed.
= Don't burn your bridges behind you.
不要過河拆橋。為自己留後路。

Dog does not cat dog.
狗不咬狗（同類不相殘）。

Do in Rome as the Romans do.
入境隨俗。

Don't change horses in mid-stream.
臨陣勿換將。

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
勿打如意算盤。

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
= Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.
順其自然。水到渠成。船到橋頭自然直。

Don't cry over spilt milk.
覆水難收。後悔無益。

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
不要跟自己過意不去。賭氣無用。

Don't have too many irons in the fire.
不要攬事上身。不要沒事找事做。

Don't judge a person by his appearance.
= Don't judge a book by its cover.
勿以貌取人。

Don't kick against the pricks.
勿以螳臂當車。不要不自量力。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill
不要誇大其辭、不要小題大做、不要大驚小怪。

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
別把雞蛋擺在同一籃子裡。不要孤注一擲。

Don't put the cart before the horse.
勿本末倒置。

Don't quarrel with your bread and butter.
勿自砸飯碗。別跟自己的工作過不去。

Don't shut the barn door after the horse is gone.
不要本末倒置。

Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
勿過河拆橋

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
家醜不可外揚。

Do unto others as you would have done to you.
將心比心。推己及人。


E(英文格言、諺語)

Early bird gets the worm.
早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起可使人有錢、健康又聰明。

Easier said than done.
說來容易做來難。

East or West, home is best.
不管東方西方，家就是最好的地方。金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩好。

Easy come easy go.
容易之財難久留（賺得容易花的也快）。

Eat to live, don't live to eat.
為活而食，而不是為食而活。活出精采。

Empty vessels make the most sound.
空桶最響。深水靜流。

Even a worm will turn.
即使是蟲子也會轉身。狗急跳牆。

Every cloud has a silver lining.
烏雲也有銀色的襯光。凡事要往好處去想。凡事都有光明的一面。

Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千慮必有一失。

Everybody's business is nobody's business.
眾人之事乏人管。自掃門前雪。

Every dog has his day.
風水輪流轉(狗也有幸運的一天)。

Every man has a price.
任何人皆有其價值。

Every man has his taste.
人各有所好。

Every rule has its exception.
任何規則皆有例外的時候。凡事皆有例外。

Everything comes to him who waits.
成功屬於耐心等待的人。

Every why has a wherefore.
事出有因。

Extremes meet.
物極必反。


F(英文格言、諺語)

Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
事實並不僅僅因為受到忽略而停止存在。

Faint heart never won fair lady.
懦弱難得美人心。

Faith will move mountains.
信仰能移山。

Familiarity breed contempt.
熟稔易侮蔑；近廟欺神。

Few words are best.
少說為妙。言多必失。

Fine feathers make fine birds.
= Fine clothes make the man.
人要衣裝、佛要金裝。

Fine words butter no parsnips.
巧言不能滋潤防風草。口惠而實不至。畫餅充飢。

Fine words dress ill deeds.
漂亮的言詞可以掩飾惡劣的行徑。巧言藏惡行。

First come first served.
捷足先登。先來先伺候。近水樓台先得月。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
天使都不敢去之處，只有笨蛋會闖入。不自量力。

Forbidden fruit is (the) sweetest.
禁果最甜.

Forewarned is forearmed.
先知先戒備。戒慎恐懼。

Fortune favors the brave (bold).
天助勇者。


G(英文格言、諺語)

Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard.
得寸進尺。軟土深掘。

God helps those who help themselves.
天助自助者。

God's mill grinds slow but sure.
天網恢恢，疏而不漏。

Good words cost nothing, but are worth much.
良言本無價，其貴值千金

Good words without deeds are rushes and reeds.
口惠而實不至。

Grasp all, lose all.
貪者必失。