1. of two evils choose the least/lesser. 权衡两害，取其轻者。 greater of two virtues.
2. once a kn**e, ever a kn**e. 一朝失足，铸成千古恨。
3. one cannot make bricks without straw. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
4. one cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun. 一叶可障目。
5. one drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine. 一滴之毒，毒染整桶之酒。
6. one swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。 a one-sided view
7. opportunity seldom knocks twice. 机不可失，失不再来。
8. overdone is worse than undone. 过犹不及。
9. penny wise and pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂。
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. a penny s**ed is a penny gained/earned. an ounce of precaution is worth a pound of cure.
10. pleasant hours fly fast. 欢乐的时间过得快。
11. poor men's words h**e little weight. 人微言轻。
12. praise no man till he is dead. 盖棺论定。
13. prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
14. prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于**。
15. pride goes before a fall. (or destruction). 骄兵必败。
16. put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
17. quality is better than quantity. 质重于量。
18. reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. 读书使人渊博，交谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨。
19. rest breeds rust. 脑子不用会生锈。
20. second thoughts are best. 三思而行，再思可也。
21. seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
22. smooth water runs deep. 大智若愚。
23. speech is the picture of the mind. 言为心声。
24. speed is the soldier's asset. 兵贵神速。
25. spend money like water. 挥金如土。
26. step after step the ladder is ascended. 按部就班，循序渐进。
27. still waters h**e deep bottoms. 静水常深。
28. still waters run deep. 大智若愚。静水流深。
29. strike while the iron is hot. 见机行事。称热打铁。
30. take the world as it is. 随遇而安。
31. tastes differ. 众口难调。
32. the best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼游水底。
33. the cask s**ours of the first fill. 先入为主。
34. the darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明前是最黑暗的时刻。
35. the devil knows many things because he is old. 老马能识途。
36. the early bird catches the worm. 捷足先登。
37. the finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢不成器。
38. the great fish eats up the small. 弱肉强食。
39. the moon is not seen where the sun shines. 小巫见大巫。
40. the pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
41. there is a black sheep in every flock. 群羊中有黑羊。
42. there is a small choice in rotten apples. 朽木不可雕。
43. there is no rose without a thorn. 玫瑰花没有不长刺的。 to err is man.
44. there is nothing worse than apathy. 哀莫大于心死。
45. true blue will never stain. 真金不怕火。
46. two quarrel and a third profits by it.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
47. union is strength. 团结就是力量。
48. until all is over one's ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。
49. velvet paws hide sharp claws. 笑里藏刀。
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