The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching. 玉不琢不成器。 The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good. 要求过高反难成功。 The best is yet to be. 好戏在后头。 The best man stumbles. 智者千虑,必有一失。 The best mirror is an old friend. 老朋友是最好的镜子。 The best of all governments is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. 最好的政府是教导我们管理自己。 The best of friends must part. 莫逆至交,终有一别。 The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between. 敬而远之。 The best smell is bread, the best savour salt, the best love that of children. 面包的气味最香,食盐的滋味最鲜,儿童的情爱最纯。 The best teacher one can have is necessity. 我们能得到的最好教师是“需要”。 The best teachers of humanity are the lives of great men. 启迪人性最好的导师是伟大人物的生活。 The better the day, the better the deed. 日子越幸福,事业越顺当。 The bough that bears most, hangs lowest. 枝头结果越多,垂得越低。 The brave man hazards his life, but not his conscience. 英雄的人可以冒生命危险,但不冒良心危险。 The brightest of all things, the sun, has its spots. 金无赤足,人无完人。 The burden on likes is cheerfully borne. 爱挑的担子,就舒畅轻松。 The busiest men find (or have) the most leisure (or time). 最忙的人工夫最多。 The cask savours of the first fill. 先入为主。 The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better. 猫犬可相吻,莫逆却难成。 The catin glores catch no mice. 戴手套的猫捉不到老鼠。 The cat shut its eyes while it steals cream. 掩耳盗铃。 The chief aim of man is not to get money. 人生的主要目的不是为了挣钱。 The child is father of (or to) the man. 三岁定终身。 The c