在英語六級作文里，適當地用一些諺語，能起到不錯的點睛功效。
　　1. It is good to learn at another man’s cost. 前車之鑒。
　　2. The specter sees most clearly. 旁觀者清。
　　3. Prevention is better than cure. 預防勝于治療。
　　4. The older, the wiser. 年歲增長智慧。
　　5. A pet lamp makes a cross ram. 寵壞的羔羊會變成惡羊。
　　6. The loss outweighs the gain. 得不償失。
　　7. No sweet without sweat. 苦盡甘來。
　　8. Rome wasn’t built in a day. 羅馬不是一天建成的。
　　9. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 有志者事竟成。
　　10. Bend the willow while it is still young. 修樹要趁早，育人要趁小。
　　11. Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和堅決是美德的靈魂。
　　12. The path to glory is always rugged. 光榮之路常坎坷。
　　13. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上無難事，只要人肯試。
　　14. The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man. 烈火試真金，困苦煉壯士。
　　15. Great hopes make great man. 遠大的希望造就偉大的人物 。
　　16. No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前無險路。
　　17. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平靜的大海決不能造就出熟練的水手。
　　18. We must not lie down, and cry “God help us”. 求神不如求己。
　　19. Step by step the ladder is ascended. 登梯需要逐級登。
　　20. Adversity leads to prosperity. 困苦通向昌盛。
　　21. Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和專心會使我們渡過難關 。
　　22. Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her. 做事只要有耐心，到頭總會有好運;耐心候好運，好運常會來。
　　23. All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要肯等待，一切都會按時來。
　　24. Where there is life, there is hope. 生命不息，希望長在。
　　25. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 惡運臨頭后，才知幸運貴。
　　26. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患難能使人聰明，但不能使人富有。
　　27. A man becomes learned by asking questions. 要長學問，就得多問。
　　28. There is no royal road to learning. 學問無坦途。
　　29. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生沒有朋友，猶如生活沒有陽光。
　　30. A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一次行動勝過一筐空話。
　　31. A little is better than none. 有一點總比沒有好。
　　32. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已誤人。
　　33. A picture is a poem without words. 畫為無言詩。
　　34. Act fairly by all men. 一視同仁。
　　35. Actions speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯。