托福口語中加入諺語會增色不少，以下是20大諺語：

1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰。

2. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共濟。

3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 知足常樂。

4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹，長一智。

5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客隨主便。

6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家書抵萬金。

7. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同歸。

8. All time is no time when it is past. 機不可失，時不再來。

9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一個蘋果，身體健康不求醫。

10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所見略同。

11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。

13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失馬，安知非福。

14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民以食為天。)

15. Business is business. 公事公辦。

16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鳥先飛。

17. Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪。

18. Custom makes all things easy. 習慣成自然。

19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望無止境。

20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。