表达

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足。

The rotten apple injures its neighbours.
一个烂苹果会使周遭苹果也跟着烂。

The receiver is as bad as the thief.
收赃者跟窃贼一样坏。

The purse of the patient protracts the disease.
病人的荷包使病情延误。

The proof of the pudding lies in the eating.
欲知布丁味，请亲口尝。

The pot calls the kettle black.
锅子笑水壶黑。

The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last.
瓦罐常汲水，早晚要打破。

The pen is mightier than the sword.
笔比剑更有力。

The nearer the church, the farther from God.
离教堂越近，离上帝越远。

The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.
只有一洞的老鼠马上被逮。

The more you get [have], the more you want.
拥有越多，想要越多。

The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small.
神的磨磨得慢，但磨得细。