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人世无常，浮生若梦。古人云：“故人好比林中叶，一日秋风一日稀。”人生是多么无奈啊！

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200句常用英语谚语1

1---You can’t argue with success
Though you may tell someone they are doing something in a wrong way, you have to stop criticizing them if their method works.

2---Nothing succeeds like success
Like money in a savings account, success seems to compound itself. A person who has a small success expects it to be followed by a bigger one.

3---The end justifies the means
It does not matter how you succeed. Any method is all right if it works for you. This proverb is not always accepted. Often one hears the opposite, ” the end doesn’t justifies the means.”

4---If you can’t beat them, join them
If you cannot compete successfully with a person or a group, stop competing and go join them. Then you can share in their success.

5---Always a day late and a dollar short
A criticism of a person who never succeeds. The failures may not be drastic but the pattern of small failures is annoying to others, especially in two areas that Americans value as highly as time and money.

6---One thing at a time
Concentration leads to success. The person who tires to do too many things at once may fail at all of them.

7---We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it
We will not discuss or worry about a future problem. If and when the problem becomes urgent, we will deal with it.

8---Don’t put the cart before the hourse
Do things in a sensible order. For example, do something to impress your boss before you ask for a raise in pay. Don’t ask for the raise first.

9---All’s fair in love and war
Do not trust a rival or an enemy at all. His or her desire to succeed will overrule everything else. Such a people may lie, cheat, attack or do many other things far more terrible than he or she would normally do.

10---When in Rome do as the romans do
Flexibility leads to success in unfamiliar circumstances. People may changes their normal way of doing things in order to fit in better with those they are visiting.

11--—Easy does it
Some things require gentleness for success. One should not push too hard. Force may cause damage

12---The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Do not be discouraged by the size of your problem or the fame of your competitor. (the saying is traced to a boxer preparing to fight an opponent much larger than he was.)

13---All is well that ends well
If we can come to a successful conclusion, let us forget about the pain and mistakes along the way.

14---Go for it
Go ahead and try to achieve your goal. Don’t worry about failing. Similar to this proverb—God provides food to every bird, but he won’t cast to its nest, you got to earn it.

15---Every little bit helps
If someone apologizes for giving only a small gift, the recipient may encourage the giver by quoting this proverb. This is especially true if there is a huge job to do or a huge amount of money to be raised from many people.

16---Look before you leap
Don’t jump into a situation carelessly. You may land in difficulty.

17---All that glitters is not gold
Do not be fooled by worthless things that seem valuable or look attractive.
“Fool’s gold ” is the popular name for a kind of stone that glitters like gold but contains no gold at all.

18--—Curiosity killed the cat
Do not ask too many questions or become too curious about things. You may get yourself into trouble like a cat that does not see the danger in a new situation.

19---Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
Do not risk everything in one place or on one project. Divide your sources that one failure will not ruin you. Similar to this proverb—-Do not use both feet to test the depth of the river.

20---Don’t bite off more than you can chew
Do not attempt something too large for you to handle.

21---Too good to be ture
This is often used to warn about advertising. An offer looks good but turns out to be misleading.

22---Flattery will get you nowhere
If flattery (insincere praise) is recognized, it will not succeed. One sometimes hears the opposite, Flattery will get you everywhere.

23---There is no such thing as a free lunch
If someone you do not know offers you a free lunch or other gift, watch out. The gift may be a method of getting something from you.

24--—Pride goes before a fall
Do not be over-confident and careless. Your circumstances may change quickly and the emptiness of your bragging will be exposed.

25--—Better safe than sorry
It is better not to take a risk than to take a risk foolishly.

26---Winning isn’t everything
One may enjoy the process of playing a game whether one wins or not. This traditional proverb is now often heard in the opposite form, Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing!

27--—Time will tell
Wait and see how something will work out. Don’t trust a person or thing too much right now.

28---The burned child shuns fire
Some of life’s lessons are learned the hard way. The person who has had to pay for a mistake will be careful not to make that mistake again.

29---There are other fish in the sea
There are opportunities! For example, this may be used to encourage someone who has just broken off a relationship with a sweetheart.

30---Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched
Do not become too confident of success before you can see that progress is happening.

31---Rome wasn’t built in a day
Do not be discouraged if your goal still seems far away. On a big project, success takes time!

32---There is more here than meets the eye
Be careful. People are hiding something in order to protect themselves or take advantage of you.

33---The customer is always right
Businesses instruct their clerks not to do anything that might threaten a customer’s self-esteem, no matter how unreasonable the customer is. Any complaint of any customer must be carefully and politely heard by any employee. The customer must not be made to feel ignorant.

34---Be true to yourself
Do not compromise yourself or your beliefs in order to please other people or fit in with a system. Know who you are. Let other people know what you stand for. Do not give in to pressure to conform or to do things you do not agree with.

35---Once bitten, twice shy
This may be used to explain the behavior of a person who is overly cautious about something. The wise person makes mistakes but does not usually make the same mistake twice.

36---It isn’t over till the fat lady sings
I refuse to admit defeat yet. Though right now it looks like I may fall, there is still time for things to change. (The “fat lady” is an insulting reference to an opera soloist, opera often end with a female solo.)

37---To each his own
Each individual should be allowed to have his or her own preferences. people will naturally choose different activities, goals, life-s, etc.

38---Looking out for number one
Looking out for one’s own personal welfare more than anything else. This is sometimes used to criticize a person who has abused or taken advantage of someone else, “All he was doing was looking out for number one.” Or it may be used to defend himself or herself, “There is nothing wrong with what I did. I was just looking out for number one.”

39---When the going gets tough, the tough get going
When situation is difficult, only the determined people can handle it. They don’t give up!

40---Times flies when you are having fun
A day seems shot when it is full of enjoyable things but it seems like an eternity if one is idle or stuck with a boring job.

41---If it feels good, do it
Live according to your desires at the moment. Forget about rules, regulations or consequences. Just have fun.

42---Live and let live
Do not be judgmental. Do not try to control or punish other people.
You live as you like and let others live as they like.

43---Variety is the spice of life
Variety is what makes life pleasureable. Boredom is seen as a threat and monotony is the surest route to boredom.

44--—Money talks
Wealth has influence. People who make big contributions to political candidates are “talking” to the candidates and expecting them to listen.

45---All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
This is used to criticize someone who takes work too seriously. It affirms that play is as an essential part of human life.

46---The more the merrier
This is a way of welcoming someone to participate. It means, the bigger the group, the bigger the party.

47--—A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
A thing you already have is worth twice as much as a thing you might get in the future.

48---You can’t have your cake and eat it too
Make up your mind. Sometimes one must choose between two very desirable things, giving up one thing in order to enjoy the other.

49---There is more than one way to skin a cat
Any of several methods may bring about the desired result. Each person may choose the method that best suits her. If one method does not work, choose a different one and try again.

50---One man’s meat is another man’s poison
Since the same thing may affect different people in different ways, each person must choose the things that will work in his or her particular case.

51---Love finds a way
Love is considered one of the most powerful and determined forces in the world. Two people in love will “find a way” to get together.

52---Absence makes the heart grow fonder
When lovers are separated, they may think about each other constantly. their love may deepen.

53---Out of sight, out of mind
This is said of someone not considered important or worthy of loyalty. One forgets about that person as soon as he or she is out of sight.

54--—Love makes the world go around
Love is the driving force in all of life. Love makes life worth living. If you understand love,you understand everything about life.

55---Marry in haste and repent at leisure
Do not rush into any long-term commitment. In the past this meant, “take your time before you commit yourself to a marriage partner.” Now it means, “Do not commit yourself to anyone you will be sorry.” or it may mean, “Live with a person for a while before marrying him or her.” It may also apply to any long-term partnership, such as a joint business venture.

56--—Talk is cheap
Talking is not doing, It is easy to talk about a plan, but this gets little respect untill one takes a risk and puts the plan into action.

57---Love is blind
When people are in love, they do not see each other’s faults.

58---Time is money
Time can be converted to money, that is, wages are often paid per hour of work. Managers want employees to do things quickly because “time is money.” If employees waste time, the company loses money.

59---If you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich
This question implies that intelligence, like time, can be converted into money. It is used to cut down an ordinary person (not a rich one) who has expressed an opinion as if it is the final word on the subject.

60---Beggars can’t be choosers
Beggars have to accept whatever they get. A poor person has very few choices in life. This harsh reply may be used if people complain about the size or quality of a gift.

61---The love of money is the root of all evil
Greed will lead a person into many other evils such as cheating, oppression and violence. (one also hears, money is the root of all evil, which places the blame more on money than on greed.)

62---A fool and his money are soon parted
Folly will always show up in the way a fool handles money. Wise people are the ones smart enough to guard money once they have it.

63---It isn’t whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game
Playing well and fairly is more important than succeeding. This saying is sometimes used to console someone who has lost a game. The ideas is that in spite of losing, one may still feel like a success if one has played as well as possible.

64---Money can’t buy happiness
There are some things money just can’t buy. This reminds people that money is not an ultimate value although it often is treated as one. The saying may be used as a comment when a wealthy but lonely and wretched person commits suicide.

65---Nice guys finish last
Success is valued more highly than kindness and politeness. If unkindness and impoliteness contribute to one’s success, they are sometimes excused as “toughness” or “what it takes.” This is more often applied to men than woman.

66---The one who dies with the most toys wins
This recent, cynical saying makes fun of three common American desires—competing, accumulating property, and having fun.

67---Just do it
This proverb is actually a recently invented advertising slogan for the Nike Shoe company. It may also be the best three-word summary of American cultural values. It means, “quit being indecisive, Don’t bother consulting a lot of people. Don’t waste much times on planning. Just do it and do it now.

68---You only go around once in life
Enjoy life, do what you want to do, experience everything you can.

69---Put your money where your mouth is
Get serious about what you are saying. When you have spoken in favor of something, prove that you mean it by risking some money on it in a bet or an investment.

70---The best defense is a good offense
Be pro-active and goal-oriented, not timid or conservative. Aim to conquer, not merely to protect yourself.

71---The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Like talking, intending is not doing. Actions matter far more than intentions. Actions determine where a person ends up.

72---Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
Doing is better than waiting. If you wait, you might lose your opportunity

73---Action speak louder than words
To know people’s hearts, pay more attention to what they do than what they say.

74---Idle hands are the devil’s workshop
When people have nothing constructive to do, they get into mischief. The child who is bored may pick up a crayon and color on the wall, something that would not happen if the child were happily occupied in some other activity.

75---You’ve got to take the bull by the horns
Grab directly and fearlessly for the toughnest part of a problem. Don’t look for an easy way out.

76---Money doesn’t grow on trees
You have to work for things. Success does not come on its own.

77---Easy come, easy go
If you have received something without working for it, it may soon be gone. You will not be as careful with it as you will be with something you earned.

78---Too many cooks spoil the broth
Individual action or action by the smallest group possible is better than consulting a lot of people. Too much consultation will waste time and create problems.

79---Stand on your own two feet
Grow up; act like an adult. Don’t ask me to do something for you. This may be said to a young or immature person who depends too much on others. It is like a cow kicking a grown calf that wants to suckle.

80--—If you want something done right, do it yourself
This discourages people from trusting anyone except themselves. It maybe said to someone who ask another person to do a job for him/her and then complains about it was done.

81--—Necessity is the mother of invention
When a person really needs something, he or she figures out some new way to get it. This creative initiative to change one’s situation is considered much better than giving up and accepting things as they are.

82--—First come, first served.
This saying is used when there is a limited supply of something such as tickets to an event or food at a picnic. The idea is that no matter what your status, if you want some of what is being given away or sold, you must present yourself in person and in good time.

83---No pain no gain
one must put forth an effort in order to succeed. This saying comes from physical fitness instructors. They say that if you do not exercise hard enough to make your muscles hurt, the exercise is not doing you much good.

84---Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile
Be careful of presumptuous people who take more initiative than they should. If you do someone a small favor or delegate a little permission or a little power, he or she may take advantage of you.

85---If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it
Do not bother trying to improve something if it is already working satisfactorily. That is a waste of time and you run the risk of breaking the thing while you are trying to improve it.

86---There is no harm in trying
A person expects to be respected for making an effort even if it does not succeed.

87---The cure is worse than the disease
While trying to solve one problem, we create an even bigger problem. We would have been better off if we had done nothing.

88---Count to ten before you lose your temper
Do not instantly let your feelings control your actions. Slow down. Think before you react.

89---All things come to him who waits
Sometimes patience is better than initiative.

90---There is many a slip between the cup and the lip
This refers to a plan that has gone wrong. When one is drinking from a cup, one intends to get all the drink into the mouth, but this does not always happen. The plan is good but it can still fail.

91---Boys will be boys
People will act according to their nature, including some mischief. This is sometimes used to describe irresponsible but not too seriously wrong behavior by men. In other words, grown men will sometimes act like little boys.

92--—One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel
Do not associate with bad people. They may spoil you as a rotting apple spoils the apples next to it in the barrel.

93---Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t
People are generally not trustworthy. It is therefore better to deal with a familiar person or situation than an unknown one. That way you know what to watch out for and you can protect yourself better.

94---Nobody is perfect
Everyone has shortcomings. This is used as an excuse for a minor Mistake that has been made.

95--—The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
People are never satisfied with what they have. They always want what someone else has.

96---A man is only as old as he feels
A person’s energy level is more important than age.

97---A man’s home is his castle
At home a man is like a king, completely free to do as he wishes.

98---Clothes make the man
The way a man dresses will affect the way he sees himself and the way other people see him. The implication is that if you want to succeed, dress for success.

99---Two heads are better than one
Two people are more likely to succeed than one working or thinking alone. It is better to consult than to act alone.

100---Beauty is only skin deep
One should admire a person, particularly a woman, for her deep, inner character and not simply for her superficial beauty.

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200句常用英语谚语2

101---Many hands make light work
Cooperation makes a job much easier.

102---There is safety in numbers
Do not take large risks all by yourself. Do not walk alone on a dangerous street at night.

103---Charity begins at home
One should be kind to close relatives before doing good to the community in general.

104---There is no place like home
Home is the best place in the world. The most relaxing and enjoyable place.

105---Silence is consent
Do not stay silent when you see a problem or an injustice. Speak out against it. Say, “Enough is enough.” or people will think you do not mind the situation.

106---What goes around comes around
What you do to others, especially if it is bad, will eventually be done to you. As you seek your own success, do not treat other people badly. They may take revenge and spoil your success.

107---Honesty is the best policy
When one is tempted to cheat, this proverb serves as a reminder of the importance of good character. Honesty brings trust and trust leads to success.

108---If the shoe fits, wear it
If an accusation is true, accept the blame. This saying can also mean, ” if a suitable opportunity comes to you, take it!”

109---You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink
Even when given an opportunity, some people will not use it. In that case the blame is all on him.

110---You made the bed, you lie in it
You created a certain situation so you are now responsible to take the consequences.

111---The pot calling the kettle black
Since the pot and the kettle are equally black from the cooking fire, the pot has not right to criticize the kettle. This might be used if someone known to be a gossip criticizes someone else for gossiping.

112---Don’t get mad, get even
When someone treats you badly, do not just get angry, express your anger in action.

113---Get a life
Do not be so unreasonably critical about tiny things. Find something better to do with your time.

114---My country, right or wrong
I am absolutely loyal to my country whether or not I agree with its policy in a certain area.

115--—There are two sides to everything
Never assume that all the blame for a conflict lies on one side, especially if you have heard only one side of the story.

116---Forgive and forget
Conflicts should be resolved and ended, not left alone to cause years of regret, bitterness and pain.

117--—Business and pleasure don’t mix
When you work, work. When you play, play. It is inefficient and therefore unwise to try to mix the two.

118---Let a sleeping dog lie
Do not meddle in something that will cause you no trouble if you leave it alone. If you wake up the “dog,” it may bite you.

119--—No man can serve two masters
Divided loyalty will break down sooner or later.

120---Make it short and sweet
Speak briefly and to the point. We don’t have time for the details

121---What will be will be
Some things cannot be changed or avoided.

122---A friend in need is a friend indeed
My true friend is the one who show loyalty to me by helping me when I am in need.

123---People who live in glass house should not throw stones
Do not attact anyone if you have no way to defend yourself when they attact you in the same way.

124---Opposites attract
As positive and negative magnets attract each other, so people of very different types attract each other. For example, a quiet woman marries a very outgoing man. These differences have a mixed effect on the couple, partly making them interested in each other but also leading to miscommunication and conflict.

125---The early bird catches the worm
Punctuality is important. If you want to succeed, arrive early, like the bird that hunts worms at dawn before they go into hiding for the day.

126---Blood is thicker than water
Blood relationship is stronger than voluntarily chosen friendship. Brothers will stick up for each other against their own friends if they have to. This proverb is not quoted much anymore because kinship is not as highly valued as it used to be.

127---You can’t teach an old dog new tricks
Once habits are learned, it is very hard to change them.

128---To err is human
It is normal for humans to make mistakes and it is godly (or God-like) to forgive them.

129---Haste makes waste
Through acting quickly is generally a good thing, acting too quickly may cause troulbe. This proverb is used when someone has done a job carelessly and wrongly. For example, a carpenter in a hurry may cut a board too short and have to throw it away.

130---Make hay while the sun shines
If you do not seize the opportunity, rain may come and spoil the hay before you get into the barn.

131---If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
Withdraw from an activity if you don’t like the conflict and criticism it brings. Let other people do it without you.

132---Everyone puts their pants on one leg at a time
This is to tell us that we are all equal.

133---Life is a pie
It’s dished out in large and small pieces and when’s gone, it’s gone. If we ask for more than our share, we’re just begging to be disappointed.

134---Making every minute count
Doing something productive all the time, not letting any time “slip away.”

135---A pen is mightier than the sword
A conflict maybe resolved more deeply and effectively by writing the truth than by resorting to violence.

136---A new broom sweeps clean
A new person in power will change many things and improve the situation. change is better than leaving things as they are.

137---Tomorrow is another day (or, Tomorrow is a new day.)
No matter how bad things are right now, a person may hope for better prospects in the morning. New opportunities will come.

138---Opportunity only knocks once
Opportunity is like an unexpected stranger passing by. It knocks on someone’s door. If the person fails to answer the door, opportunity goes away and knocks on someone else’s door. It does not return to the same person.

139---Business is business
Do business with strangers as if they were brothers and with brothers as if they were strangers.

140---History repeats itself
There are patterns in history. Nations rise and fall for similar reasons. Nations do not change their ways or learn from the mistakes of others. They repeat them.

141---People are people
Their human nature is predictable. They respond to stimulus and incentives.

142---Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer
A man without enemy is a man without quality. Think not? Even Jesus Christ had many, many enemies.

143---Better late than never
Though being on time is better than being late, doing something late is better than giving up or doing nothing.

144---Punish one, teach a hundred
People problems sometimes must be dealt with harshly. When you make an example of someone, make sure that everyone knows what the lesson is.

145---Attitude is everything
A pessimist sees a glass half-empty, An optimist sees it half-full.

146---Like father, like son
A son will be like his father. This may be quoted whenever the son has done something that reminds people of the father. Whether it is good or bad.

147---When the cat’s away the mice will play
People will take advantage of a situation if they can. Employees will get lazy if the supervisor is not keeping an eye on them. A teenage son or daughter might hold a wild party at home during a weekend when the parents have gone out of town.

148---Praise when praise is due (sometimes even when it isn’t)
Do not criticise beyond necessity and seldom in public. And always precede criticism with a few words of praise.

149---Turnabout is fair play
If a person is taking advantage of someone else, the situation may change. The one on top may end up on the bottom. Then the one who has turned the tables will say, “I am only doing to you what you did to me.

150---Here today, gone tomorrow
Things may change quickly. This is said as a criticism of a person who changes quickly for no good reason. It may also be said of a thing or situation which does not last. Change is not good when it indicates unreliability.

151---Will wonders never cease?
Said when someone has done something untypical of him or her and much better than was expected. It may also be used of a technological breakthrough.

152---Do not stand out, fit in
Make no long-term, close friendships with any colleague., but be cordial to all.

153---There is no morality in struggles for power
In struggles for power, your judgements should be based entirely on self-interest and finding as direct and economical a route to your goal as possible.

154---Natural law is blind
Just like water, cleaness and refreshes without any distinction, and without any judgement either.

155---The more things change, the more they stay the same
Said when an apparent change is only superficial.

156---Happiness is a choice and misery is optional
The way we choose to see the world creates the world we see.

157---The leopard cannot change his spots
Some people are not willing or able to change their chartacter. This is said when a notoriously bad person tries to change but fails into the same mistake all over again.

158---Man proposes, God disposes
Human beings make their plans but God determines whether they succeed or not.

159---A live dog is better than a dead lion
It may be better to run away like a scared dog with its tail between its legs than to stand and fight to the death like a courageous lion.

160---It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind
Since women are often considered more emotional and less logical than men, and since emotions are more changeable than reasons, women are allowed to change their minds.

161---Spare the rod and spoil the child
An undisciplined child will turn out to be a rotten person. Many parents think that any physical punishment of children is abusive, while many others think that without it, children grow up to be morally retarded.

162---Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me
A taunt used by people claiming that an insult did not affect them.

163---The worm turns
Everything chnages. Do not expect situations or people to stay the same for very long.

164---You are what you eat
A nation’s diet can be more revealing than it’s art or literature.

165---Marriages are made in heaven
God is the source of human love and the one who destines two individuals to be married. This proverb is going out of fashion since it goes against individual freedom.

166---If you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours
If you do something good for me, I should do something good for you.

167---Office politics are secret and dirty and there is never an end to it
To survive, be patient-watch, listen and say little; to win, be patient-survive, plan and then strike swiftly.

168---Work smarter, not harder
Get others to do as much as they can for you.

169---Time heals all wounds
The damage done by a conflict is like a wound that will heal naturally over time if it is not re-injured.

170---No news is good news
If a friend is travelling and one does not hear from him/her, one may assume that everything is going well. As another proverb says, Bad news travels fast.

171---Time marches on
Time is marching to its own drumbeat. It does not slow down or stop for anyone.

172---Keeping up with Joneses
This means buying things that you see your neighbors buying. That way you look like just as much a success as they do.

173---A man may work from sun to sun, but woman’s work is never done
Men may have to work long days but they can go home to rest in the evening. Women can never get away from what used to be called “women’s work,” such as cooking and cleaning.

174---The sooner the better
A wish for quick action or quick change. Once a decision has been made, there is no point in waiting to carry it out.

175---A good captain goes down with his ship
The captain remains on board his ship even when all hope to save it is lost.

176---Every cloud has a silver lining
Even bad situations will contain something good if we look for it. Clouds are considered symbols of undersirable things. The bright edge of a dark clouds is like something good that can cheer us up.

177---The exception proves the rule
Though we are making an exception and breaking the rule in this one case, we do it only becasue the circumstances are so unusual.

178---Shop till you drop
Shopping is a form of considering options. People think this is fun so they keep doing it untill they are worn out.

179---The devil can quote scripture

A quotation from an authoritative book or person cannot always be trusted. The quote may be distorted or incorrectly applied.

180---Hindsight is always 20/20
Looking back on the past, it is easy for anyone to see what should have been done even though it was impossible for anyone to see it at the time. (“20/20 vision” is an eye doctor’s term for eyes that see perfectly.)

181---The good die young
Life is not always fair. Some very fine people die at a young age though it seems they were so good they deserved to live longer.

182---Power corrupts
When people are put into positions of power, they gradually forget what life is like for ordinary people. They become more likely to abuse their power, perhaps without even realizing it.

183---Half a loaf is better than no bread at all
Sometimes we will not be able to get all we want or hope for. As such times of only partial success, we should look on bright side and be glad for what we got.

184---A house divided against itself cannot stand
Unity is the strength that preserves a family or a nation.

185---Easy said than done
We promise according to our hope but we perform according to our fear.

186---A dog is a man’s best friend
Dogs are know for their loyalty. Their friendship is more reliable than the friendship of people.

187---Practice makes perfect
Effort brings improvement and success.

188---Where there is a will, there’s a way
Any problem can be solved if one is determined enough.

189---He who laughs last, laughs best
If a person does wrong to someone and laughs at him or her, the victim will look for a way to get revenge. When revenge is taken, the victim gets the last laugh, defeating the other person.

190---It takes two to make a quarrel
Avoid a fight if you can. An insult does not become a fight unless it is answered by an insult.

191---Let bygones be bygones
Do not bring up an old problem. Pretent it never happened.

192---Two wrongs don’t make a right
If someone does a wrong to you, react with justice, not by doing something vicious. (He did wrong to you, but you do right in response.

193---Crime does not pay
Though crime appears to have benefits, this is an illusion. for example, shoplifting seems like an easy way to get things one wants, but crime always puts the criminal in danger of punishment.

194---So far so good
Said by or to someone who is carrying out a plan taking one step at a time. Confidence increases with each step.

195---Two is company and three is a crowd
This may be used when two people are talking and a third, unwanted person approaches.

196---Innocent untill proven guilty
In a court of law, the accused person is presumed innocent at the start. The burden of proof always rests on the accuser, not the accused. The jury will not convict the person unless the proof is clear.

197---The devil made me do it
I am not to blame for what I did. I could not help it. Some power outside of me was forcing me to act in that way. This is playfully used as an excuse by people who know they have done something wrong but want to avoid the penalty.

198---Home is where the heart is
Home is wherever ones loved ones are. The size or appearance of a house does not make it a home or keep it from being a home.

199---Time and tide wait for no man
When something’s time has come, it will happen and nothing can stop it. It is like an ocean tide coming in to the shore.

200---Home, sweet home
This phrase reminds people of the ideal home—It should be a place of warmth, love and joy.

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假如真有来生

如真有来生
我希望是一只小小的鸟
终日翱翔在广袤的苍穹
一生与你比翼双飞

假如真有来生
我希望是一株青春的树
独立在千古沉寂的深山
随意挥洒四季的风姿
而把沉甸甸的生命之果
挂在你伸手可及的枝头

假如真有来生
我希望是一簇青青的草
只要第一缕春风拂过
我对你的思念
倏忽间就会缀满荒原

假如真有来生
我希望是一道万丈飞瀑
用我生命的全部激情
日夜冲击你心灵的音壁
让我的生命在你心的礼堂
演奏出绝世的交响

假如真有来生
我不希望再度为人
见过了太多的悲欢离合
看过了太多的荣辱浮沉
尘封的心再也不能雄姿英发

假如真有来生
我不会畏惧今生的红尘烈焰
我希望所有的孽障都被焚化
灰烬中我只翻捡相思的舍利
作为我们来生相认的凭证

假如真有来生......

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爱情如衫

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二十岁的爱情，是女孩子们的织锦缎旗袍。因为青春本身的花样繁出让爱情也格外多姿多彩起来。或哭或笑，或疯或痴，或唯美浪漫，或风里来雨里去。这旗袍本身没大毛病，但穿着是否好看跟穿的人有很大关系。不就好比一个身材妙曼的女子却穿着不合身的旗袍，让你怎么看怎么别扭，这旗袍没有增加她的美好反尔削弱了原有的风姿。好的爱情是合身的旗袍。然而女孩子都知道，遇到一个好裁缝很不容易，哪儿都合身的旗袍更是可遇不可求了。衣服买多了眼光自然就精了，漂亮合身的衣服是钱堆出来的，这就是所谓的见多识广。爱情也一样。谁衣柜里没有两件做得不太可心的旗袍呢？很多年以后我才明白，再漂亮的旗袍如果不适合你也只能是废物一件。就算如此，还是舍不得扔，就当是一场旖旎的回忆收藏在记忆的衣橱里吧。
　　　　
　　　　三十岁的爱情，象莱卡棉衬衫。这种衬衫可以不花梢也可以色彩艳丽。它很舒服地贴身穿着，不紧绷，会随着你的身形变化，甚至帮你隐藏悄悄滋生出来的赘肉。它套在西装里面，不显山不露水，却又是一种必不可少的选择。因为工作需要穿过很长一段时间涤棉、卡其布衬衫，它们虽然很挺实却总不能跟肌肤和外面的衣服柔顺成一体。偶然换了莱卡棉的衬衫就再也不会有其它选择了，颇有几分润物细无声的感觉。很安然地把它们贴身穿着，它也很温柔地轻轻地包围着我，绝不死板与僵硬。就象三十岁的爱情，开始懂得如何相处，不再约束，变得服服帖帖，知道选择一种彼此都会舒服的接触方式，更加亲密无间。
　　　　
　　　　四十岁的爱情，应该是件皮大衣。这个时候的人生，不再是风花雪月、春江秋月。当种种年青时的浪漫从生活中悄悄隐退，方方面面的压力、责任开始让生活变得刀光剑影、寒风凛冽起来。你不在需要旗袍的艳丽，莱卡棉衬衫也无法帮你抵御袭人的寒气！你需要如皮大衣一般的爱情，那是一个蜗牛的壳子，把你安全地、温暖地包裹起来。式样、颜色变得不再重要，你开始相当实际起来，更关心皮子本身的质量。当然皮革细腻的触感、沉隐的色彩，演绎出另一种风情让你依恋，挡风遮雨是种很现实的需求。
　　　　
　　　　五十岁的爱情，是件老头衫。那些夏日傍晚摇着扑扇脚下放着一大糖瓷缸凉茶在路灯下穿着老头衫的人总会引去我的视线，我企图从他们脸上找出岁月沧桑的痕迹，却总会额外地发现一种知天命已无惑的神情。罩在外面的老头衫虽然洗得有点褪了颜色，领口也许还有点泄，上面偶尔还会有两个洞，但总会让人在炎炎的夏日感到舒适、凉快，那种宽松的姿态，透着实在平和。到了这个时候什么样的情与爱都抵不过时间的侵蚀，再挚热的情爱到了这个时候也应该不会再有什么风风雨雨。就如这夏日里的老头衫，表面上可有可无，但你脱一个试试，仍然脊背上感到凉。
　　　　
　　　　六、七十岁的爱情我总是想不好用什么来形容。那个时候的爱情也许早已变成浓浓的亲情、友情，会更关注自己的健康，心思更多用在儿女生活得是否如意、自己的饮食结构是否合理。那个时候拉着手在公园里或者是在街上散步是别人眼里的景致与爱情，而对于自己更多的是一种生活习惯，一种依赖与信仰。
　　　　
　　　　八十岁的爱情我知道，又幻化成衣橱里的旗袍。不然，为什么每每跟爷爷或者其它老人跟我聊天的时候他们总爱给我讲起以前的故事？在回忆里很平常的一件事却因为失去而变得无限美好，或喜或悲都演化成生命里永远风景！就象那些花团锦簇的旗袍摆在那里已经没有实际意义，却还是装点着逐渐灰色的人生。
　　　　
　　　　原来真的是“从终点又回到起点到现在才发现”。也由此可见，爱情于人，有时候是必需品，有时候也是奢侈品。爱情有时候的确象衣衫。那么，就在什么样的人生季节选择什么样的衣衫吧。

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想起你

想起你
把心中千般柔情向我倾诉
我的心早已
静静把你的微笑升华

想起你
用笑声添满我的每一个音符
我只能叫出的
唯有你的名字

想起你
拉动梦的涟漓
夜幕中已是圆月光空
闪动你轻盈的身影

想起你
是一阵刚强的风
是一泓温柔的泉

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心愿

心愿
我把心愿写在掌心，
把你放在心里，
手变了船儿，
载你游历世界。

我把心愿写在眼里，
把你放在心里，
眼变了月亮，
伴你走如梦乡。

我把心愿写在诗里，
把你刻如灵魂，
诗变了玫瑰，
种满你的家院。

我把心愿写在你手心，
握住你的手，
一同走过——

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不要错过爱你的人

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希望你看到这个帖子的时候一切还没有晚，幸福不会时时等着你，爱你的人不是随时可以出现，请你学会珍惜。

看到一个深爱着你的人为你而改变，因为爱你，他收起他的顽固脾气；因为爱你，他把你的兴趣也变成是他的兴趣。

喜欢一个人是没有原因的，他无悔的付出，都认为是值得的，只要能和相爱的人在一起。

其实我们的身边都有一些这样的人，只是我们还没发现，最懂你的人，总是会一直的在你身边守护你，不让你有一丝的委屈；真正爱你的人，不会说许多爱你的话，却会做许多爱你的事。

如果你身边有这样的人的话，请你好好珍惜....常因为你的小体贴而感动，如果你一直对我好，我可能就会喜欢你，喜欢你的我，会毫不保留的付出，天真的认为有天你就会懂。

女生的心很容易受伤，所以我不轻易说出口，假如期望落空了，伤心难过很不好受，总希望你先说，如果你也犹豫不决，或许我们就这样错过，再来后悔为何当初不说。

摘不到的星星，总是最闪亮的，溜掉的小鱼，总是最美丽的。错过的电影，总是最好看的，失去的情人，总是最懂我的。

这世界上，每一个人都有个想要寻找的人，这个人，错过了，就再也找不回来。

如果爱上，就不要轻易放过机会。莽撞，可能使你后悔一阵子；怯懦，却可能使你一辈子后悔。没有经历过爱情的人生是不完整的，没有经历过痛苦的爱情是不深刻的。爱情使人生丰富，痛苦使爱情升华。

多少个早知道已经来不及！

早知道
妳过的不好，我不会轻易让妳离开

早知道
我爱妳，必须常挂在嘴边，我不会吝啬说出它

早知道
喜欢妳，必须过马路时拉着妳的手，我不会介意伸出手来

早知道
我爱妳，必须在吵架时依然讨妳欢心，即使错在妳，我可以颠倒是非

早知道
我爱妳，爱与被爱，我不会选择，５０％我爱妳，５０％妳爱我，会选择７０％%我爱妳，３０％妳爱我，因为爱妳多一点，妳会倍感幸福

早知道
我爱妳，是一种支持，我不会在妳节食时说妳无聊（因为妳已够苗条美丽）

早知道
妳离开后不是一种幸福，我不会成全妳和他

早知道
上天安排妳离开是一种错误，我不会让祂得逞

早知道
似曾相识，我会趋前问清
早知道....
早知道....
早知道....

多少个早知道，都在你离去后跟着出来，可是，再多的早知道都已经没用，都唤不回了..

「幸福」是一颗梦想的种子，需要用「生命的热情」去灌溉；「幸福」不是靠别人给的，而是要认真抓住、用心选择。

当还能拥有时，好好珍惜吧！
爱情如此，友情如此，亲情更是如此！
那最关心你的人，别只是永远被你排诸于外，当失去了，流泪又能做什么？爱的礼物既不能拿价格的多少来比算爱情强度的高低，它很可能是些不值钱的小小东西，或许是一片小小的枫叶，蕴含着柔情万千；或许是一颗小小的红豆，代表着相思无限。

愿大家都能珍惜身边的的幸福，就算目前是一个人，至少也好好去感受大家所传送的幸福原动力，只要快快乐乐，那未尝不是一种自在的幸福！
也许尚未发现幸福已经在身旁等待！为自己心里的小小花园灌溉

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我把心留给了你

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　重新回到日本，回到了没有你的日子里，随处漂泊，随处穿行，在来往的熟悉与陌生中，欣赏着不同的风景。回到住所，习惯性的把自己摔到床上，拨着熟悉到不能再熟悉的号码。在这个无声的静夜，拥着一心的思想搜索美好的记忆，孤唱的鸟衬着一水的幽池，瑟瑟地抖动出秀丽的脸庞，映在湖底和水藻嬉戏。树影荫荫，隔开一重石铺的路，踢踏着思绪和落花。这落花默默地抒写着归根的情愫。我在柔暖的床上陷入失眠的想念。也暗暗的对自己说：我一定要尽最大的努力，做你的小女人，给你坚实的幸福。

　　思念是一种痛，是一种折磨。脑海里总是想着你。静下来的时候，又会回忆以前在一起度过的美好时光，一个人躺在床上，辗转反侧，其实有时也会害怕，真的！常常莫名地感到恐慌。甚至不知道究竟在恐慌些什么。无论怎样做，还是没法不去想你。

　　我打电话告诉你：”我想你了！”但说了又怎样，还是见不了面。声音是如此的接近，就在我身边，可你的身体却是那么的遥远。好想见见你，好想让你抱抱，好想摸摸你的脸，但这一切只能在幻想中进行。挂上话筒之后，思念依然会来折磨我。

　　还记得情人节那天我们躺在舒软的大床上，拥抱缠绵着，我感觉到了心蕾剧烈的绽放着，舍尖到身体的兴奋，彼此的呼吸相融为一体。激情过后，安静的蜷缩于你的弯臂之中，抚摸着你不算宽厚的胸膛，将吻轻烙在你的肌肤上，你将我抱的更紧。

　　我喜欢你温暖的手指，喜欢你歪歪的嘴角带着傻气的笑容。喜欢嗅你身上的味道，熟悉而又让我陶醉不已。喜欢你扎人的胡子，那种刺刺的触感中带着受宠的味道。喜欢你有力的心跳声以及那种只属于我的安全感。喜欢你温润的唇，像电一样激活我的血液，震撼我的神经。喜欢你的双眼，曾经那样深情的凝视。没有你，生命中的一部分像流掉一般，这是个不完整的灵魂，我感觉无法压抑的思念像风沙一般侵蚀着我的身体和灵魂.疼痛跑遍了全身的神经。

　　亲爱的，我喜欢被你牵着手指的感觉。你在前，我稍稍在后，有车来时，你牵着我的手把我拉到你的身后。每个男人都渴望自己是一棵顶天立地的大树，在我心中，你就是这样一棵树，让我依靠，为我遮雨，你用你的生命给我无尽的呵护。亲爱的，因为我就是那个被你牵着手指走的小女人。

　　亲爱的，我喜欢你哄着我，宠着我时的样子，让我在你甜蜜的话语中入眠。你的怀抱是我一生最渴望的停留的港湾。

　　亲爱的，为了我，你熬坏了自己，为了我你放弃了好多，好多。一切的一切我都看在眼中，痛在心里。今夜，我为自己的任性，自己的不乖而自责，好久好久不曾失眠而现在看着你倒下的身影，我的心在滴血。

　　夜，越来越深了，当大地万物开始苏醒的时候，我在敲打完自己最后一个句号以后，起身，离去````````此刻间，留下的只有电脑桌前淡淡的幽香和电脑还未散发的余温。。。

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25句有用的话

1．长相不令人讨厌，如果长得不好，就让自己有才气；如果才气也没有，那就总是微笑。
2．气质是关键。如果时尚学不好，宁愿纯朴。
3．与人握手时，可多握一会儿。真诚是宝。
4．不必什么都用“我”做主语。
5．不要向朋友借钱。
6．不要“逼”客人看你的家庭相册。
7．与人打“的”时，请抢先坐在司机旁。
8．坚持在背后说别人好话，别担心这好话传不到当事人耳朵里。
9．有人在你面前说某人坏话时，你只微笑。
10．自己开小车，不要特地停下来和一个骑自行车的同事打招呼。人家会以为你在炫耀。
11．同事生病时，去探望他。很自然地坐在他病床上，回家再认真洗手。
12．不要把过去的事全让人知道。
13．尊敬不喜欢你的人。
14．对事不对人；或对事无情，对人要有情；或做人第一，做事其次。
15．自我批评总能让人相信，自我表扬则不然。
16．没有什么东西比围观者们更能提高你的保龄球的成绩了。所以，平常不要吝惜你的喝彩声。
17．不要把别人的好，视为理所当然。要知道感恩。
18．榕树上的“八哥”在讲，只讲不听，结果乱成一团。学会聆听。
19．尊重传达室里的师傅及搞卫生的阿姨。
20．说话的时候记得常用“我们”开头。
21．为每一位上台唱歌的人鼓掌。
22．有时要明知故问：你的钻戒很贵吧！有时，即使想问也不能问，比如：你多大了？
23．话多必失，人多的场合少说话。
24．把未出口的“不”改成：“这需要时间”、“我尽力”、“我不确定”、“当我决定后，会给你打电话”……
25．不要期望所有人都喜欢你，那是不可能的，让大多数人喜欢就是成功的表现。

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你未曾见过我,我未曾见过你

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一）

窗外正下着淅沥小雨，雨丝轻柔地飘散，落在清静的路阶上，也落在我莫名的伤感里。想起你msn上那个烟雨弥漫的江南画面：迷朦弯曲的河巷，幽幽的吴风，两岸的垂檐，以及那个吱吱呷呷的摇橹声。哎，北美这方粗狂的天地，如何能消受这么灵动忧伤的美丽？

（二）

轻轻吹开浮在水面的细长的碧螺春叶，微小的气流搅动起淡淡的清香，如同我们彼此送上的一段段口齿噙香的文字，如同彼此感受到的会心的微笑。夜泊的心，飘零在那个江南雨季的画面里，有回忆的沉寂，也有淡淡的温暖。

（三）

当我以感伤的姿态，把心化成船，在旧时江南的烟雨朦胧中悠悠颤颤，纤薄的影子倒空了整条水巷。在渡过所有亦真亦幻的情节后，发现自己原来泊于一处檐下，神秘的焚香，才沏的新绿，抬眼看到的，分明是一抹含蓄的微笑。

于是，我躲在檐下与你手谈。水晶般透出光泽的棋子，闪耀着或简单，或婉约，或激扬，或幽默的意境。我心灵中被江南雨季渲染的潮湿，也被有意无意的真诚烘烤。那是如何让人感动的陪伴！

（四）

不知道什么是缘分。“知我者谓我心忧”说的就是一种知己的情谊吧？一丝默契，一丝感应，一丝介于普通友情和爱情之间的力量。

我们是陌生人，因为我们从未曾谋面；但是我们在经纬交错的网络相识，互相顶贴支持，互相毁损恶搞，而后又在屏幕后咧着嘴无声的笑。我们厮混于网络，我们没有见过面，但也只是没有见过面而已。

人的生命中总有几个人，会让你在不经意间牵挂。也许就在你走进新巴克，放下书包坐下的瞬间；也许就在傍晚的高速公路上，当你看到西边绚烂的晚霞的那刻；也许只在无意间听到某段熟稔的音乐的时候。我想你会是让我这样想起的人。

（五）

总觉得我们会相逢，在某个城市，在某个傍晚，在某个酒吧或茶座。站起来怔怔的，相互打量，辨认两分钟，然后惊喜地说：你是...

你不就是那个谁家的那个小谁嘛~~

Jiao Liu : 11 Dec 2007 03:14 |  Tags: Friends |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

人生随想

（1）
在人生旅途中，每过一个时期，或每走一段路程，不妨回过头来看看自己的身后，看看在太阳落山之前是否还能走回去。或干脆停下来，深思片刻，问一问：我要到哪里？我去干什么？这样或许可以活得简洁些，也不至于走得太远，失去现在，失去自我。
（二）
我们都有自己的长处和短处。最大的长处，是不断弥补自己的短处；最大的短处，是时常欣赏自己的长处。
（三）
在同一个世界，不同的人有不同的活法。我们得到的不一样，失去的也不同。我们失去太阳的时候，得到了满天的繁星；失去无忧无虑的童年岁月，会得到多彩青春岁月。生活总是被得到的喜悦和失去的苦恼所充实着。
（四）
有人说：“失意时需要忍，得意时需要淡。”人生有得有失，只要有目标，暂时的失落，算得了什么呢？因此有人说：“生命中的每个挫折、每个伤痛、每个打击，都有它的意义。”
（五）
世上可取又最不可敬的，是不义之财；世上可忘掉又最不可忘掉的，是年龄和时间；世上可以吃掉又最不可以吃掉的，是诺言。
（六）
没有脾气便没有威严，轻易发怒，便会丧失自己的威严。没有讽刺便没有杀伤力，而随便讽刺，会削弱语言的犀利。
（七）
人与人之间，意见相左在所难免。为什么会有左右之分呢？因为有中间。没有中间，何来左右？那么，谁在中间呢？“我”在中间。每个人都以“自我”为中心，就无法避免冲突。
（八）
其实，幸福很简单。它更多的是精神层面的。它是靠人自己去感觉的。生活是公平的，不管你生活在社会的哪个阶层，不管你是否腰缠万贯，只要你用心去生活并对给予生活在这个世界上的人们心存感激，你的心中存有希望，幸福就离你不远。
（九）
自由的感觉是幸福的。然而，幸福的左右都是深渊。只有骑在理智的背上的情感，才不会跌下深渊。
（十）
成功来源于它毫不懈怠的辛勤劳动，成功永远不属于空想它、而又不愿为它付出的人；成功的花，必须用勤奋的水浇灌。它也不是荣华富贵的同义词。成功，意味着做出较大的牺牲和贡献；荣誉，是对无限奋斗不息的人的心血和汗水的奖赏。

Jiao Liu : 11 Dec 2007 02:38 |  Tags: Wisdom |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem