指引航向。
9. idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。
10. idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。
11. idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil.
懒惰是行乞的敲门砖，是万恶的根源。
12. idleness is the root (or mother) of all evil (or sin or
vice). 懒惰是万恶之源。
13. idleness is the rust of the mind. 懒惰使脑子生锈。
14. idleness rusts the mind. 懒惰使人的头脑迟钝。
15. idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
16. if a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him. 傻瓜惹著
你，你别跟他缠。
17. if a man empties his purse into his head, no man can
take it away from him. 如果倒空钱袋，装入脑袋，那
就无人能够把钱夺走。
18. if a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in
doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certaintics. 如果以肯定开始，必将以怀
疑告终；如果愿以怀疑开始，必将以肯定告终。
19. if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 初试不成
功，努力勿懈怠。
20. if doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors; rest,
cheerful-ness, and moderate diet. 如果医药不能帮助，
那么注意三件事∶休息，愉快，饮食调和。
21. if each would sweep before his own door, we should
have a clean city (or street). 众擎易举。
22. i fear the greeks, even when bringing gifts. 敌人献礼
品，千万莫轻信。
23. if i take care of my character, my reputation will take
care of itself. 注意好品行，自有美名声。
24. if it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not
say it. (if it is not broken, do not fix it.) 不正确的事不
做，不真实的话不说。
25. if it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人是靠
希望活著的。
26. if matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. 重要
的并不在于一个人怎样死，而是在于他怎样生。
27. if money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. 不
做金钱的主人，就会做金钱的奴隶。
28. if nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault. 如果
没有人爱你，肯定是你自己有问题。
29. if one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the
price. 如果想做成点事，就得付出代价一干。
30. if the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了
需就什么都行，那么山羊也可以说教了。
31. if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
问道于盲，无益于事。
32. if the counsel be good no matter who gave it. 只要忠
告中肯，谁提都行。
33. if the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire. 眼不
馋，心不贪。
34. if the old dog barks, he gives counsel. 如果老狗叫，他
是给忠告。
35. if the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded. 丸
药不苦不会加糖衣。
36. if there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all
sorts of grain. 雨雪不调，五谷价高。
37. if there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun.
吃得苦中苦，方知甜中甜。
38. if the sky fll (or falls), we shall catch larks. 异想天开
39. if they say you are good, ask yourself if it be ture. 若
有人称赞你，要自问对不对。
40. if things were to be done twice all would be wise. 事事
倘能做两次，人人都可称明智。
41. if two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. 两
人同骑一马，必有一人在后。
42. if we are bound to forgive an enemy we are not bound
to trust him. 如果我们决定宽恕一个敌人，但决不能相
信他。
43. if we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we
can get. 随遇而安。
44. if wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance.
智者干傻事，愚蠢到极点。
45. if wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等
于事实。
46. if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry
the cow. 得寸进尺。
47. if you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if
you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气
太好，得意忘形；运气太坏，无人理会。
48. if you can be well without health you may be happy
without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮，那么无美德
也可快快乐乐。
49. if you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗，
切莫出兵。
50. if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you
have. 如果你不能有最好的，你就充分利用你现有的
吧。
51. if you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
倘君指挥有方，人人欣然听命。
52. if you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you
receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。
53. if you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐，
代价非付不可。
54. if you don't aim high you will never hit high. 不立大
志，难攀高峰。
55. if you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难
为无米之炊。
56. if you lie upon roses when young, you'll lie upon
thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上，老年时就会躺在
荆棘上。
57. if you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp.
远朱者赤，近墨者黑。
58. if you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be
levelled. 一块一块把石移，高山也可变平地。
59. if you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两
头落空。
60. if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输
了利。
61. if you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益，于事无
济。
62. if you trust before you try, you may repent before you
die. 不试就相信，死前要悔恨。
63. if you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate
the frying-pam. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
64. if you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做
好事情，就要自己动手。
65. if you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知
识，必须刻苦学习。
66. if you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 想要和平，
必须备战。
67. if you wish good advice, consult an old man. 如要忠
告向老人请教。
68. if you would build for your happiness a sure
foundation, let the stone for the corner be a good
reputation. 若想为快乐奠立可靠的基础，美好的名声
便是奠基的石头。
69. if you would have a good wife marry one who has
been a good daughter. 想得贤妻子，须娶好女儿。
70. if you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 如
要是情做得好，你须亲自动手搞。
71. if you would know the value of money, go and try to
borrow some, for the that goes a-borrowing goes
a-sorrowing. 欲知金钱价，不妨把钱借；借