①八方美人

②弘法筆を選ばず

③すべての道はローマに通ず

④亀の甲より年の功

①Empty vessels make the most sound

②Bad money drives out good

③悪妻は百年の不作

④Birth is much， but breeding is more.

①He who shoots often， hits at last.

②Every man has his faults.

③Haste trips over its own heels

④If you run after two hares， you will catch neither

①It is not necessary to teach a fish to swim.

②It is no meddling with our betters

③He that will lie will steal.

④It is a long lane that has no turning.

①It is no use crying over spilt milk

②Long life has long misery

③It is a long lane that has no turning

④Give him an inch and he’ll tale a mile.

①Lend your money and lose your friend.

②Failure teaches success.

③Money will come and go.

④A drowning man will catch at a straw

①Bad money drives out good

②Perseverance will win in the end

③Everything is good in its season

④All things thrive at thrice.

①What happens twice will happen three times.

②There is no accounting for tastes.

③Love sees no faults.

④Tomorrow is another day.

①What is done cannot be undone

②Set a thief to catch a thief

③While the thunder lasted， two bad men were friends

④When the cat’s away， the mice will play