经典谚语:言行与处世-S

Say not all that you know, believe not all that you hear.
［译］莫道全所知，莫信全所闻。
Saying is one thing and doing is another.
［注解］意思是指说比做容易。
［译］说是一回事，做又是另一回事。
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
［译］你帮我，我帮你。
Second thoughts are best.
［注解］或者是“Second thoughts are ever wiser”。
［译］三思而后行。
Seeing is believing.
［译］眼见为实。
Self do, self have.
［译］自作自受。
Silence gives consent.
［译］沉默等于默许。
Slow and steady wins the race.
［注解］本句源于伊索寓言《龟兔赛跑》。慢吞吞的乌龟步履稳健，赢得了比赛。而快速的兔子却因为轻敌而败北。
［译］慢而稳，赛必胜。
So many men, so many minds.
［注解］指各人有各人的意见，互不一致；有多少人就有多少不同的看法。还可以说：So many persons, so many minds. (or Many men, many minds.)
［译］人心不同，各如其面。
Speak of the devil and he will appear; speak of angels and you will hear their wings.
［注解］用于一个不在场而被谈到的人突然来到。同类谚语还有：Talk of the devil and the devil appears.
［译］说曹操，曹操到。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
［注解］金比银贵重，而沉默往往比能言善道还好。
［译］能言是银，沉默是金。
Speech is the picture of the mind.
［注解］人的眼神和语言是心灵的镜子。
［译］言为心声。
Still waters run deep.
［注解］指在沉静的外表后面，可能隐藏着激烈的情绪，高深的知识，或是老奸巨滑。
［译］静水流深；大智若愚；人心叵测。