A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改,本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染,身教言传。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑,必有一失。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
人人负责,等于没人负责。