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"Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

"Don't bite off more than you can chew."

"Don't bark if you can't bite."

"It is the early bird that gets the worm."

"It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest."

"Deal gently with the bird you mean to catch."

"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves. (Matthew; bible quote). (Strauss, 1998 p. 170)"

"Better underdone than overdone."

"Better is the enemy of good."

"Better a lean peace than a fat victory. (17th century)"

"A bellyful is one of meat, drink, or sorrow."

"Well begun is half done."

"A good beginning makes a good ending. (14th century)"

"Put a beggar on horseback and he'll ride it to death; Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the Devil."

"A beggar can never be bankrupt. (1639)"

"The good is the enemy of the best."

"The best is cheapest."

"If you can't beat them, join them."

"Some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you."

"As you make your bed, so you will sleep on it."

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty (John Keats)"

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever."

"His bark is worse than his bite. (17th century)"

"Barking dogs seldom bite. (16th century)"

"Bait the hook well and the fish will bite."

"Good laws have sprung from bad customs."

"A bad workman quarrels with his tools. (1640)"

"A bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit."

"Bad is the best choice."

"Don't make clothes for a not yet born baby. (Strauss 1994, p. 683)"

"When all men say you are an ass it is time to bray. (Strauss 1994, p. 1221)"

"The best art conceals art."

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away--if you have good aim."

"A rotten apple injures its companions."

"Applause is the echo of a platitude. (Ambrose Bierce)"

"To apologize is to lay the foundation for a further offense. (Ambrose Bierce)"

"Do not let sunset find you still nursing your anger."

"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. (Francis Bacon)"

"读书须用意，一字值千金"

"Jiŭ fā xīn fù zhī yán."

"宝剑锋从磨砺出，梅花香自苦寒来"

"大路不走走捷徑,通常反而要繞路"

". 盲 , 引 眾 , 盲 。 , 相 將 入 火坑"

"三十年河东，三十年河西"

"凡事豫则立，不豫则废"

"冰冻三尺，非一日之寒"

"病來如山倒，病去如抽絲"

"人无千日好，花无百日红"

"听取所有人的意见，从每一只鹅身上摘下一根羽毛，但绝对不要跟随任何人。"

"Quod nocet, saepe docet"