A man may�������� love his house well without riding on the ridge.

有宝何必人前夸。

A match will set fire to a large building.

星星之火，可以燎原。

Ambition never dies until there is no way out.

不到黄河心不死

A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.

山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远�µĸ���亲不如近邻。

An enemys mouth seldom speaks well.

狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

An evil chance seldom comes alone.

祸不单行。

A new broom sweeps clean.

新官上任三把火。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在於晨。

An old physician, and a young lawyer.

医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.

乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

预防胜於治疗。

Answer a fool according to his folly.

以其人之道，还治其人之身。

A penny saved is a penny earned.

省钱就是赚钱。

Apparel makes the man.

马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

Appearances are deceitful.

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.

千里之行始於足下。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

As a man sows, so he shall reap.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A secret between more than two is no secret.

两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。