1 Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
2 Being on sea, sail; being on land,
settle.
随遇而安。
3 Be just to all, but trust not
all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
4 By falling we learn to go
safely.
吃一堑，长一智。
5 Be slow to promise and quick to
perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
6 Be swift to hear, slow to
speak.
多听少说。
7 Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
8 Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
9 Better good neighbours near than relations far
away.
远亲不如近邻。
10 Between the cup and the lip a morsel may
slip.
功亏一。
11 Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
12 Beware
beginnings.
慎始为上。
13 Big mouthfuls ofter
choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
14 Bind the sack before it be
full.
做事应适可而止。
15 Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
16 Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
17 Bite off more than one can
chew.
贪多咽不下。
18 Bite the hand that feeds
one.
恩将仇报。
19 Bitter pills may have wholesome
effects.
良药苦口利于病。
20 Blind men can judge no
colours.
不宜问道於盲。
21 Blood is thicker than
water.
血浓于水。
22 Bread is the staff of
life.
民以食为天。
23 Brevity is the soul of
wit.
言以简洁为贵。
24 Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your
eyes.
养虎贻患。
25 Burn not your house to rid it of the
mouse.
投鼠忌器。
26 Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
27 Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在後。
28 Business is
business.
公事公办。
29 By doing we
learn.
经一事，长一智。
30 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。