A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。

　　Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。

　　Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。

　　Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。

　　Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。

　　Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

　　A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。

　　A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。

　　A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。

　　A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

　　After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。

　　A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。

　　A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。

　　Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。

　　A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。

　　A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。

　　A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。