If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。

　　If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者干傻事，愚蠢到极点。

　　If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等于事实。

　　If you agree to carry the calf, they''ll make you carry the cow. 得寸进尺。

　　If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气太好，得意忘形;运气太坏，无人理会。

　　If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮，那么无美德也可快快乐乐。

　　If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗，切莫出兵。

　　If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 如果你不能有最好的，你就充分利用你现有的吧。

　　If you command wisely, you''ll be obeyed cheerfully. 倘君指挥有方，人人欣然听命。

　　If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。

　　If you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐，代价非付不可。

　　If you don''t aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志，难攀高峰。

　　If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。

　　If you lie upon roses when young, you''ll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上，老年时就会躺在荆棘上。

　　If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤，近墨者黑。

　　If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled. 一块一块把石移，高山也可变平地。

　　If you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两头落空。

　　If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输了利。

　　If you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益，于事无济。

　　If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. 不试就相信，死前要悔恨。

　　If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

　　If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做好事情，就要自己动手。

　　If you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知识，必须刻苦学习。

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