A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。
A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。
A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。
A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。
A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有称心时，狗有得意日。
A man is as old as he feels. 老不老，自己晓。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 祸从口出。
A man's actions show his character. 行为可显出一个人的品性。
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。
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. 一日之计在于晨。
An oak is not felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。
