The fish who seeks the hook, seeks his ruin

The fish who seeks the hook, seeks his ruin.
寻找诱饵的鱼，是自寻灭亡。

Fish bred up in dirty pools will stink of mud

Fish bred up in dirty pools will stink of mud.
在污水池中长大的鱼总有泥臭味。
一个人要能出淤泥而不染，并非易事。

First thrive and then wive

First thrive and then wive.
先立业再成家。

First think, and then speak

First think, and then speak.
先想好再发言。

First impressions are most lasting

First impressions are most lasting.
初次印象最持久；先入为主。

The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that permit them

The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that permit them.
犯下过失的人有错在先，纵容此过失的人有错在后。

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
懦弱者永远得不到美人；唯英雄才能赢得美人。

Facts are stubborn things

Facts are stubborn things.
事实是顽固的；事实是改变不了的。

Face to face, the truth comes

Face to face, the truth comes.
面对面对质，真相就出来了。

The face is the index of the heart

The face is the index of the heart.
相由心生。

The eye will be where the love is

The eye will be where the love is.
眼睛总是跟着情人转；爱情到哪儿，目光就跟到哪儿。

The eye is bigger than the belly

The eye is bigger than the belly.
眼大于腹；想吃吃不下。

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼；以牙还牙。

Extreme right is extreme wrong

Extreme right is extreme wrong.
极端正确，就是极端错误；过犹不及。

Experience without learning is better than learning without experience

Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
有学问而无经验，不如有经验而无学问；经验重于学问。

Experience is good if not bought too dear

Experience is good if not bought too dear.
如果付出的代价不高，经验是可贵的。

Expectation is better than realization

Expectation is better than realization.
期待比实现更美好。

Exchange is no robbery

Exchange is no robbery.
交换不是抢；交易买卖，两厢情愿。

Example is better than precept

Example is better than precept.
以身作则胜于口头教诲。

An examined enterprise goes on boldly

An examined enterprise goes on boldly.
经过周详考虑的事，便可大胆地进行。

Evil tidings spread quickly

Evil tidings spread quickly.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。

An evil conscience breaks many a man's neck

An evil conscience breaks many a man's neck.
歹念坏心送了很多人的命。

Evil to him who evil thinks

Evil to him who evil thinks.
心生歹念的人，自己没有好下场。

Everything must have a beginning

Everything must have a beginning.
凡事必有始；万丈高楼从地起。

Everything is the worse for wearing

Everything is the worse for wearing.
东西愈用就愈差。

Everything is good in its season

Everything is good in its season.
当令的东西都是好的。

Everything has an end

Everything has an end.
每件事都有结束的时候。

Everything comes to him who waits

Everything comes to him who waits.
等待的人终必得到。

Everyone has a fool in his sleeve

Everyone has a fool in his sleeve.
人人都有弱点。

Every wood has its worm

Every wood has its worm.
每种木材都有虫。

Every why has a wherefore

Every why has a wherefore.
事出必有因。

Every white has its black, and every sweet its sour

Every white has its black, and every sweet its sour.
有白必有黑，有甜必有酸。

Every shoe fits not every foot

Every shoe fits not every foot.
一鞋难合百人脚。

Every one is akin to the rich man

Every one is akin to the rich man.
人人都是富人的亲戚。

Every oak must be an acorn

Every oak must be an acorn.
每棵橡树都曾是一粒橡实；万丈高楼平地起。

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
人的判断最初都是受自己的本性决定的。

Every man must eat a peck of dirt before he dies

Every man must eat a peck of dirt before he dies.
人生在世总会受点委屈。

Every man knows best where the shoe wrings

Every man knows best where the shoe wrings.
每个人最清楚鞋子哪里夹脚；每个人最清楚自己的问题。

Every man is wise in his own conceit

Every man is wise in his own conceit.
人人都认为自己聪明。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
每个人是自己命运的建筑师；人的命运由自己创造。

Every man is his own worst enemy

Every man is his own worst enemy.
每个人是自己最大的敌人。

Every man has his delights

Every man has his delights.
每个人都有自己的喜好。

Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost

Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost.
人人为己，落后者倒楣。

Every man buckles his belt in his own fashion

Every man buckles his belt in his own fashion.
各人有各人系皮带的方式；各人行事方式不同。

Every little bit helps

Every little bit helps.
点滴都有用；积少成多。

Every light has its shadow

Every light has its shadow.
有光线就有影子；有一利，必有一弊。