An artist lives everywhere. 藝人處處可安家。

An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驢子能負重，但不堪超過力之所及。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 遠親不如近鄰。

An empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手誘不來老鷹。

An empty purse frightens many friends. 曩中無分文，親友不上門。

An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空麻袋，立不直。

An enemy''s mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day. 晚霞紅如火，曉色青如灰，定是晴朗天。

An evil chance seldom comes alone. 禍不單行。

An evil lesson is soon learned. 學壞容易。

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

Anger is a short madness. 發火是短暫的瘋狂。

Anger rests in the bosom of folly. 怒火常寓于蠢人的胸中。

An honest man''s word is as good as his bond. 誠實人的話像他的契約一樣靠得住。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在于晨。

An idle brain is the devil''s workshop. 游手好閑是萬惡之源。

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell. 錯無分大小，有錯皆不好。

An nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 對牛彈琴。

An oak is not felled at one stroke. 萬事不能一蹴而就。

An occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 時機失了無法挽回。

An old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。

An old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。

An old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗難改吠聲。

An old dog will learn no new tricks. 老家夥學不出新名堂。

An old physician, and a young lawyer. 醫生年老的好，律師年輕的俏。

An old poacher makes the best keeper. 老偷獵者是最好的看守人。

An open door may tempt a saint. 一扇開著的大門可誘惑一個圣徒。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 樂觀的人在災難中看到希望;悲觀的人在希望中看到災難。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 預防勝于治療。

An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有腳而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。

Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，還治其人之身。

An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法勝于重人。