The effect speaks, the tongue needs not.    事實勝于雄辯.
The end crowns the work.    工作成敗要看結果.
The end justifies (or sanctifies) the means.    只問目的，不問手段.
The end justifies the means.    只要目的正當，可以不擇手段。
The end makes all equal.    死亡面前，人人平等。
The evil wound is cured but not the evil name.    重傷可治，臭名難除.
The evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear.    自作孽不可活.
The exception proves the rule.    
The eye is bigger than the belly.    貪多嚼不爛。
The eye is blind if the mind is absent.    心不專則眼不明.
The eye that sees all things else sees not itself.    眼睛能看見一切的東西，但看不見自己.
The face is the index of the mind (or heart).    相為心證.
The falling out of lovers is the renewing of love.    情人越吵越親密.
The farmers are the founders of civilization and prosperity.    農民是文化和繁榮的奠基者.
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.    欲速則不達.
The fear of ill exceeds the ills we fear.    杞人憂天，庸人自擾.
The finest diamond must be cut.    玉不琢不成器.
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.    烈火驗真金，艱難磨意志。
The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man.    烈火試真金，困苦練壯士.
The fire which lights (or warms) us at a distance will burn us when near.    遠火能照亮，近火要燒人.
The first blow is half the battle.    頭炮打響，等于半個勝仗.
The first element of success is the determination to succeed.    成功的首要因素是要有成功的決心.
The first step is as good as half over.    第一步的成功等于事情的一半已完成.
The first step is the only difficulty.    萬事起頭難.
The first step to virtue is to abstain from vice.    避開作惡是走向美德的第一步.
The first wealth is health.    健康是最重要的財富.
The fool does think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.    愚者自以為聰明，智者則有自知之明.
The fool has his heart on his tongue, the wise man keeps his tongue in his heart.    蠢人的心在嘴上，聰明人的嘴在心里.
The fool talks, and the wise man thinks.    蠢人嘴巴講，聰明人用心想.
The foundation of true joy is in the conscience.    真正的愉快之根本在于良心.
The fox changes his skin but not his habit.    狐貍可以改變皮毛，但不能改變習性.
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.    機關算盡太聰明，反誤了卿卿性命.
The fox preys farthest from home.    兔子不吃窩邊草。
The fox smells his own stink first.    狐貍的臭味道，自己先嗅到.
The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve.    嘴上真君子，行動爛小人.
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.    坐井觀天。
The frog in well knows nothing of the great ocean.    井底之蛙不知汪洋大海.
The future belongs to him who knows how to wait.    未來屬于懂得等待的人.
The future of society is in the hands of mothers; if the world was lost through woman she alone can save it.    社會的前途掌握在母親們手中；如果世界由于女人而毀滅，那麼也只有女人才可挽救.
The good seaman is known in bad weather.    壞天氣才能認識良好的海員.
The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.    民有、民治、民享的政府永世長存.
The grapes are sour.     葡萄是酸的。