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A collection of English proverbs PQR-

Pale moon does rain, red moon does blow; white moon does neither rain nor snow. 月光暗淡天要下雨,月光泛红天要刮风,月光银白无雨无雪。

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. 诗人是世上没有得到承认的立法者。

Poverty is the mother of all arts. 贫困是一切艺术之源。

Procrastination is the thief of time. 拖延就是浪费时间。

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. 谚语言短简,得自老经验。

Providence is always on the side of the strongest battalions. 天公总是保佑强者。

Public money is like holy water, every one helps himself to it. 公款如圣水,人人都想尝一嘴。

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willer
Dec 05, 2018

Sleep lasts half a man's life. 一半的人生是在睡眠中度过的。

So many countries, so many customs. 一国有一国的风俗。

Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 有时失去也是一种获得。

Speak of a man as you find him.论人是非应凭自己的判断力。

Speak of angels and you will hear their wings. 说到曹操,曹操就到。

Speak without thinking is shooting without aiming. 言而无思,无的放矢。

Speech is the picture of the mind. 言为心声。

Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes. 死水里面繁殖蚊子。/地方腐败导致社会危害。

Sticking goes not by strength, but by guiding of the gully. 庖丁解牛,不在力大,在乎游刃有余也。

Still waters have deep bottoms.人静谋深。

Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach. 量入为出。

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willer
Dec 05, 2018

Self-preservation is a mote in every man's eye. 自卫是第一自然法则。

Sleep, death's counterfeit. 贪于睡眠,虽生犹死。

Sloth turneth the edge of wit. 懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。

Soft words are hard arguments. 慢声细语更具说服力。

Some have the hap, some stick in the gap. 有人交好运,有人倒大霉。

Some of our best growth comes from tough episodes of the time. 宝剑锋从磨砺出,梅花香自苦寒来。

Sometimes clemency is cruelty, and cruelty clemency. 有时仁慈即是残忍,残忍即是仁慈。

Sometimes words hurt more than swords. 言语能伤人,有时胜刀剑。

Sooner of later, the truth comes to light. 真理尽早会大白。

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Dec 05, 2018

Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failure. 我们的失败多数是由于缺乏自信。

Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character. 自信、自立是坚强品格的中流砥柱。

Self-confidence is the first requisite to human greatness. 人类的伟大,首要的是要有自信。

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, these three alone lead life to sovereign power.自重、自觉、自制,人生便可达到至高无上的境地。

Servants make the worst masters.仆人当上主人,绝不会是好主人。

Set a thief to catch a thief. 以毒攻毒。

Short acquaintance brings repentance. 浅交致后悔。

Score twice before you cut once. 三思而行。

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Dec 03, 2018

Quality matters more than quantity.质量比数量重要。

Quietude is the crown of life.静养是生命的皇冠。

Reason deceives us often, conscience never.理智常欺人,良心永不欺人。

Root ,hog, or die. 苦干则全胜,不然就大败。

Science is nought worth without conscience.科学违背了良知,就一文不值。

Science is organized knowledge.科学是系统的知识。

Seeing is believing.眼见为实。

Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。

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