善始者不善终。 A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
　　遗臭万年。 A bad thing never dies.
　　不会撑船怪河弯。 A bad workman always blames his tools.
　　一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
　　吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
　　色厉内荏。 A bully is always a coward.
　　蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 A candle lights others and consumes itself.
　　猫有九条命。 A cat has 9 lives.
　　人人平等。 A cat may look at a king.
　　病从口入。 A close mouth catches no flies.
　　常客令人厌。 A constant guest is never welcome.
　　事实胜於雄辩。 Actions speak louder than words.
　　穷则思变。 Adversity leads to prosperity.
　　逆境出人才。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
　　死得其所，流芳百世。 A fair death honors the whole life.
　　知音难觅。 A faithful friend is hard to find.
　　吃一堑，长一智。 A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
　　江山易改，本性难移。 A fox may grow gray, but never good.
　　患难见真情。 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
　　得朋友难，失朋友易。 A friend is easier lost than found.
　　需要之时方知友。 A friend is never known till a man has need.
　　没有十全十美的朋友。 A friend without faults will never be found.
　　良好的开端是成奶@半。 A good beginning is half done.
　　善始者善终。 A good beginning makes a good ending.
　　好书如挚友。 A good book is a good friend.
　　一本好书，相伴一生。 A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
　　不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 A good conscience is a soft pillow.
　　美名胜过美貌。 A good fame is better than a good face.
　　夫善则妻贤。 A good husband makes a good wife.
　　良药苦口。 A good medicine tastes bitter.
　　说大话者多谎言。 A great talker is a great liar.
　　君子之交淡如水。 A hedge between keeps friendship green.
　　戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。 A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
　　积习难改。 A leopard cannot change its spots.
　　说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
　　静以修身。 A light heart lives long.
　　浓缩的都是精品。 A little body often harbors a great soul.
　　一知半解，自欺欺人。 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
　　狗肚子盛不得四两油。 A little pot is soon hot.
　　敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。 All are brave when the enemy flies.
　　天下没有不散的筵席。 All good things come to an end.
　　海纳百川。 All rivers run into sea.
　　条条大路通罗马。 All roads lead to Rome.
　　结果好，就一切都好。 All that ends well is well.
　　闪光的不一定都是金子。 All that glitters is not gold.
　　凡事总是由难而易。 All things are difficult before they are easy.
　　只会用奶ㄙ戚A，聪明孩子也变傻。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
　　不耻下问才能有学问。 A man becomes learned by asking questions.
　　凡事都应量力而行。 A man can do no more than he can.
　　一心不能二用。 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
　　什麽人交什麽朋友。 A man is known by his friends.
　　光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。 A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
　　一分钱难倒英雄汉。 A man without money is no man at all.
　　心旷神怡，事事顺利。 A merry heart goes all the way.
　　失之毫厘，差之千里。 A miss is as good as a mile.
　　一天一苹果，不用请医生。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
　　新官上任三把火。 A new broom sweeps clean.
　　以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
　　一日之计在於晨。 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
　　老狗学不出新把戏。 An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
　　聪明才智，不如运气。 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
　　预防为主，治疗为辅。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
　　滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
　　种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 As a man sows, so he shall reap.
　　一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 A single flower does not make a spring.
　　瑞雪兆丰年。 A snow year, a rich year.
　　健全的精神寓於健康的身体。 A sound mind in a sound body.
　　寡言者智。 A still tongue makes a wise head.
　　小洞不补，大洞吃苦。 A stitch in time saves nine.
　　身正不怕影子斜。 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
　　真人不露相，露相非真人。 A wise head makes a close mouth.
　　一言既出，驷马难追。 A word spoken is past recalling.
　　少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 A young idler, an old beggar.
　　好事不出门，坏事传千里。 Bad news has wings.
　　吠犬不咬人。 Barking dogs seldom bite.
　　听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
　　不怕慢，单怕站。 Better late than never.
　　问路总比迷路好。 Better to ask the way than go astray.
　　朋友之间不分彼此。 Between friends all is common.
　　物以类聚，人以群分。 Birds of a feather flock together.
　　血浓于水。 Blood is thicker than water.
　　血债血偿。 Blood will have blood.
　　读书如交友，应求少而精。 Books and friends should be few but good.
　　公事公办。 Business is business.
　　事业是人生的第一需要。 Business is the salt of life.
　　读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。 By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
　　一叶障目，不见泰山。 Cannot see the wood for the trees.
　　谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 Care and diligence bring luck.
　　小心驶得万年船。 Caution is the parent of safety.
　　骗人发不了财。 Cheats never prosper.
　　耳濡目染，身教言传。 Children are what the mothers are.
　　择书如择友。 Choose an author as you choose a friend.
　　学习的敌人是自己的满足。 Complacency is the enemy of study.
　　自信是走向成左熔胪@步。 Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
　　水滴石穿，绳锯木断。 Constant dripping wears away a stone.
　　知足者常乐。 Content is better than riches.
　　来而不往非礼也。 Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.
　　循序渐进。 Creep before you walk.
　　海底捞月。 Cry for the moon.
　　习惯是後天养成的。 Custom is a second nature.
　　有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 Custom makes all things e