| 英文寓意 | 中文寓意 | 寓言名称 |
|---|
| every one is more or less master of his own fate | 每个人都或多或少是自己命运的主人 | The Little Boy and Fortune小男孩和命运女神 |
| example is more powerful than precept | 身教胜于言教 | The Crab and Its Mother螃蟹母子 |
| gratitude is the sign of noble souls | 感恩是高尚灵魂的标志 | Androcles安德罗克勒斯(奴隶和狮子) |
| harm seek, harm find | 害人终将害己 | The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing披着羊皮的狼 |
| honesty is the best policy | 诚实是最好的策略 | Mercury and the Woodman墨丘利和伐木工 |
| it is easy to despise what you cannot get | 人很容易轻视自己得不到的东西 | The Fox and the Grapes狐狸和葡萄 |
| necessity is the mother of invention | 需求是发明之母 | The Crow and the Pitcher乌鸦和水罐(乌鸦喝水) |
| slow but steady wins the race | 虽然步履缓慢但是稳步坚持的人赢得比赛 | The Hare and the Tortoise野兔和乌龟(龟兔赛跑) |
| straws show how the wind blows | 草动示风向 | The Man and His Wife不受欢迎的女人 |
| the greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful | 再大的恩惠也无法让忘恩负义的人感恩 | The Farmer and the Snake农夫和蛇 |
| the least outlay is not always the greatest gain | 最小的开销未必带来最大的收获 | The Widow and the Sheep寡妇和羊 |
| the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | 暴君总是能为自己的暴行找到借口 | The Wolf and the Lamb狼和小羊 |
| there is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth | 没人相信骗子，即使他讲真话 | The Sheperd's Boy and the Wolf牧童和狼(狼来了) |
| united we stand, divided we fall | 团结使人胜利，分裂使人失败 | The Four Oxen and the Lion四头公牛和一头狮子 |
| whatever you do, do it with all your might | 无论做什么，都应尽全力 | The Boy and the Nettle男孩和荨麻 |
