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 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。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. 功亏一篑。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 By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一堑,长一智。31 By other's faults, wise men correct their own.他山之石,可以攻玉。32 By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.读书可以使我门的思想充实,谈话使其更臻完美.