最經典的西方諺語

西方文化中有許多著名的諺語和格言,它們往往富含哲理,被廣泛傳播和使用。以下是一些最經典的西方諺語:

  1. "Time is money." (時間就是金錢。)
  2. "Strike while the iron is hot." (趁熱打鐵。)
  3. "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." (早睡早起,使人健康、富有、聰明。)
  4. "A penny saved is a penny earned." (省下一分錢就是賺到一分錢。)
  5. "A picture is worth a thousand words." (一圖勝千言。)
  6. "Actions speak louder than words." (行動勝於言辭。)
  7. "All that glitters is not gold." (不是所有閃閃發光的都是金子。)
  8. "A rolling stone gathers no moss." (滾石不生苔。)
  9. "Better late than never." (晚到總比不到好。)
  10. "Don't cry over spilt milk." (不要為打翻的牛奶哭泣。)
  11. "Every cloud has a silver lining." (每朵烏雲都有一道銀邊。)
  12. "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." (騙我一次,是你不對;騙我兩次,是我活該。)
  13. "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." (給人一條魚,你餵他一天;教人釣魚,你餵他一輩子。)
  14. "Honesty is the best policy." (誠實是最好的政策。)
  15. "Laughter is the best medicine." (笑是最好的藥。)
  16. "Look before you leap." (三思而後行。)
  17. "No pain, no gain." (沒有付出就沒有收穫。)
  18. "Out of sight, out of mind." (眼不見,心不煩。)
  19. "Practice makes perfect." (熟能生巧。)
  20. "The early bird catches the worm." (早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。)

這些諺語跨越了幾個世紀,來自不同的文化和語言背景,但它們都提供了深刻的見解和智慧,至今仍被廣泛引用和理解。