Years bring wisdom. 年長智也增。
Yesterday is dead, forget it; tomorrow does not exist, dont worry; today is here, use it. 昨天已經消逝，把它忘掉；明天還未來到，不必煩惱；今天就在眼前，把它用好。
Yesterday will not be called again. 光陰一去不復返。
You are the greatest enemy if you are a coward, but if you are brave, you are your greatest friend. 如果你是膽小鬼，你就是自己最大的敵人；如果你是勇敢者，你就是自己最好的朋友。
You can do more than strike while the iron is hot; you can make the iron hot by striking. 鐵熱時，你能做的不止是錘打，而錘打可使鐵熱。
You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time; but you cant fool all of the people all the time. 你可以一直愚弄一些人，甚至可以在某個時期愚弄所有的人；但不能一直愚弄所有的人。
You cannot clap with one hand. 孤掌難鳴。
You cannot have two forenoons in the same day. 一日之中不可能有兩個上午。
You cannot flay the same ox twice. 一頭牛不能剝兩次皮。
You cannot judge a tree by its bark. 人不可貌相。
You cannot make a crab walk straight. 江山易改，本性難移。
You (or One) cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear. 粗瓷碗雕不出細花來。
You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk. 你不可能出售乳牛，同時又要喝牛奶。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 馬到河邊不喝水，逼馬低頭亦枉然。(不要逼人做他不願做的事)
You cant eat your cake and have it. 不能既要吃餅，又要把餅保存。
You cant make bricks without straw. 沒有稻草，制磚難搞。
You cant make omelets (or omeletts) without breaking eggs. 有失才有得。
You have no goats, and yet you sell kids. 你雖無老山羊，卻出賣小山羊。
You make the failure complete when you stop strying. 不再努力之時，就是完全失敗之日。
You may force a man to shut his eyes, but you cannot make him sleep. 你可以迫人閉眼，但不能使他睡覺。
You may go farther and fare worse. 一動不如一靜。
You may know the horse by his harness. 欲知馬如何，可看套馬索。
You must not pledge your own health. 切不可把健康作孤注一擲。
You must reap what you have sown. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
You never know what you can do till you try. 事非經過不知難。
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