外國諺語大全大綱
導語：諺語是一個國家或地區思想文化的凝結。下面是本站小編收集整理的關於外國的諺語，歡迎大家閱讀參考!
外國諺語精選【1】
A bully is always a coward. 只有懦夫纔會恃強凜弱。
Courage is fire, bullying is smoke. 勇氣是火，威嚇是煙。
Danger itself the best remedy of danger. 冒險是消除危險的最好方法。
The devil take the hindmost. 落後者遭殃。
[注] 這句諺語的完全形式是：
Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost.人人顧自己，落後者遭殃。
When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 兩強相遇，必有苦鬥。
Every cock crows on his own dunghill. 公雞都在它自己的.地盤上啼叫。
[注] 這句諺語的另一種形式是：
Every cock is bold on his own dunghill. 公雞都在它自己的地盤上逞英雄。
意即在安全和熟悉的環境裏，每個人都能吹噓自己的勇氣，因爲他的勇氣不會得到檢驗。
Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦夫難贏美人心。
[注] 這句話用來鼓勵靦腆的追求者。
None but the brave deserves the fair. 唯有英雄配美人。
Fortune favours the bold. 勇者天佑。
He that fears every bush must never go abirding. 害怕叢林，就別去打鳥。
He that fears death lives not. 畏死不如不生。(或：怕死的人活者也沒有樂趣。)
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. 如果開頭失利，還須繼續努力。
Might is right. 強權即公理。
[注] 意指強者總是有理。
美國總統林肯說過：
It has been said of the world's history hitherto that might is right. It is for us and for our time ro reverse the maxim, and to say that right makes might.
迄今，關於世界的歷史，人們一直說強權即公理，現在應該讓我們，讓我們這個時代，來顛倒這種說法，讓我們說：公理即強權。
Nothing stake, nothing draw. 不押賭注，哪能贏錢。
Put your foot down where you mean to stand. 退卻有限度，不能一味讓步。
The good seaman is known in bad weather. 狂風暴雨，方顯水手的本領。
The weakest goes to the wall. 強勝弱敗。
You're not free if you drag your chains after you. 不斬斷枷鎖，就沒有自由。
You never know what you can do till you try. 未試焉知力幾何。
[注] 凡事得先試試，方知可行不可行。此諺語教人不要膽怯，應努力一試。
God is always on the side of the big battalions. 天助強者。
外國諺語精選【2】
1. Actions speak louder than words. 事實勝於雄辯。
[注] 相似的有：
Deeds, not words.
Fine words butter no parsnips. 好話中聽不中用。
The greatest talkers are least doers. 說的最多的人往往做的最少。
A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一點點實際的幫助勝於一大堆口頭的憐憫。
2. All your geese are swans. 牛皮吹破，希望落空。
3. Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no fibs. 想要不受騙，就別問問題。
4. Bad news travels fast. 壞事傳的快。
er to ask the way than to astray. 與其閉口迷路，不如開口問道。
[注] 這句話告誡我們不懂就要問，免得遇上不必要的麻煩。
6. Brevity is the soul of wit. 言貴簡潔。
7. Easier said than done. 說時容易做時難。
8. Fling dirt enough and some will stick. 誹謗重複多遍就會有人相信。
[注] 相似的諺語有：
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 給人強加惡名，毀滅人的一生。
Give a lie twenty-four hours' start, and you can never overtake it.
24小時不闢謠，謠言成事實。
與此相似的中國諺語有：是非吹入凡人耳，萬丈黃河洗不清。
9. He who excuses himself accuses himself. 欲蓋彌彰。
10. His heart can not be pure whose tongue is not clean. 言語髒者，心靈不淨。
11. If the cap fits, wear it. 如果這頂帽子合適你，就戴吧!
[注] 意爲：如果你認爲我是在講你，那麼就認爲我在講你吧。
12. It is one thing to promise and another to perform.
許諾是一回事，實現諾言是另一回事。
13. No one is informed but he who inquires. 多問長知識。
14. Not good is it to harp on the frayed string . 老調重彈，音不悅耳。
[注] 意指老說一個話題令人生厭。
15. One lie makes many. 一旦撒謊，欲止難休。
16. Praise makes good men better and bad men worse.
表揚使好的人變得更好，壞的人變得更壞。
17. Silence gives consent. 緘默即是認可。
[注]相似的諺語有：
No answer is also an answer.
18. There is a sin of omission as well as of commission.做與不做均是過。
