talk of the devil and he will appear. 說曹*，曹*就到。

　　tall trees catch much wind. 樹大招風。

　　teach others by your example. 躬親示范。

　　the best hearts are always the bravest.無私者無畏。

　　the best man stumbles. 偉人也有犯錯時。

　　the cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盜鈴。

　　the danger past and god forgotten. 過河拆橋。

　　the darkest hour is nearest the dawn. 黎明前的黑暗。

　　the darkest place is under the candlestick. 燭臺底下最暗。

　　the devil knows many things because he is old. 老馬識途。

　　the devil sometimes speaks the truth. 魔鬼有時也會說真話。

　　the die is cast. 木已成舟。

　　the early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。

　　the end justifies the means. 只要目的正當，可以不擇手段。

　　the end makes all equal. 死亡面前，人人平等。

　　the eye is bigger than the belly. 貪多嚼不爛。

　　the farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而繞遠路。

　　the finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。

　　the fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火驗真金，艱難磨意志。

　　the first step is the only difficulty. 邁出第一步是最艱難的。

　　the fox knew too much, that’s how he lost his tail.機關算盡太聰明，反誤了卿卿性命。

　　the fox preys farthest from home. 兔子不吃窩邊草。

　　the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 坐井觀天。

　　the grass is greener on the other side. 這山望著那山高。

　　the greatest talkers are always least doers. 語言的巨人總是行動的矮子。

　　the higher up, the greater the fall. 爬得高，摔得慘。

　　the leopard cannot change its spots. 本性難移。

　　the more noble, the more humble. 人越高尚，越謙虛。

　　U

　　unity is strength. 團結就是力量。

　　unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。

　　until all is over one’s ambition never dies. 不到黃河心不死。

　　V

　　venture a small fish to catch a great one. 吃小虧占大便宜。

　　virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德遠遠勝過美貌。