Proverb of the week

Set 1 - 1st Term

1

Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。proverb

2

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在於晨。proverb

3 A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不恥下問才能有學問。proverb
4 Better to ask the way than go astray. 問路總比迷路好。proverb
5

He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟, 不進則退。proverb

6

It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良機,後悔已晚。proverb

7

Make hay while the sun shines. 勿失良機。proverb

8

Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人,成事在天。proverb

9

Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 驕傲使人落後。proverb

10

The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥才有能捉到蟲proverb

11

Look before you leap. 三思而後行。/ 謀定而後動。proverb

12

Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不饒人 proverb

13

To err is human, to forgive divine. 人孰無過, 寬恕為上proverb

14

Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 人必自重,然後人重之。proverb

15

Success belongs to the persevering. 堅持就是勝利proverb

Set 1 - 2nd Term
16 Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量proverb
17 Trust men and they will be true to you.  信人者人恆信之proverb
18 An eye for an eye, and we will all go blind. 以牙還牙,兩敗俱傷proverb
19 Pardon is the most glorious revenge.   寬恕是最偉大的報復proverb
20 He who has hope has everything.  擁有希望的人擁有一切proverb
21 There is no rose without a thorn. 沒有十全十美的人生proverb
22 Seeing is believing.   百聞不如一見proverb
23 A word once spoken can never be recalled.  一言既出,駟馬難追。proverb
24 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.   今日事今日畢。proverb
25 It is more blessed to give than to receive.   施比受更有福。proverb
26 Out of sight, out of mind.  眼不見,心不念。proverb
27 Two heads are better than one. 三人行必有我師。proverb
28 Leopards cannot change their spots. 江山易改,本性難移。proverb
29 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裡出西施。proverb
30 Appearances are deceptive. 外表是靠不住的。proverb
31 Rome was not built in a day.  羅馬不是一天造成的。proverb