Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空。

　　A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。

　　A maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。

　　A man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔。

　　A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。

　　A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。

　　A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。

　　A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。

　　A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。

　　A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。

　　A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。

　　A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有称心时，狗有得意日。

　　A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。