1. Play it by ear. (jian ji xing shi) 1． Act according to circumstances.

2. Soldiers never tire of deceit. (bing bu yan zha) 2． All is fair in war.

3. As long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood. (liu de qing shan zai, bu pa mei chai shao) 3． As long as the green hills last, there'll always be wood to burn.

4． If you sow melons, you will reap melons; if you sow beans, you will reap beans. (zhong gua de gua, zhong dou de dou)4． As you sow, so shall you reap.

5. You won’t hear lies if you don’t ask. (bu wen jiu ting bu dao zhen hua) 5． Ask no questions and be told no lies.

6. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (qing ren yan li chu xi shi)6． Beauty lies in lover's eye.

7. Blood is thicker than water. (xue nong yu shui) 7． Blood is thicker than water.

8. There are close friends in the sea, and there are neighbors in the world. (hai nei cun zhi ji, tian ya ruo bi lin)8． A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.

9. Simplicity is the soul of wisdom. (jian jie shi zhi hui de ling hun)9． Brevity is the soul of wit.

10． Business is business. (gong shi gong ban)10． Business is business.

11. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. 11. The cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there.

12. A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. 12． he cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.

13. The stupid bird flies first. 13. Clumsy birds have to start flying early.

14. Wherever sincerity comes, gold and stone will open. 14. Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone.

15. Put yourself to death and live again. 15． Confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live.

16. Drops of water wear through stones. 16． Constant dripping wears away the stone.

17. Habit becomes natural. 17． Custom is a second nature.

18. Treat others in their own way.

18. Deal with a man as he deals with you.

19. Blood debts must be repaid with blood. 19. Debts of blood must be paid in blood.

20. Every other line is like a mountain. 20. Different trades are separated as by mountains.

21. Once alive, twice familiar. twenty one. Different the first time, easy the second.

22. Start early, get early harvest. twenty two. Early sow, early mow.

23. No matter how many times you think about it, you will surely make a mistake. twenty three. Even the wise are not free from error.

24． Eat a hard time and gain wisdom. twenty four. Every failure one meets with adds to one's experience.

25. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. 25. Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country.

26． Everyone has flaws. 26. Every man has the defects of his own virtues.

27． Everyone has their own preferences. 27. Every man to his taste.

28． The best in the industry. 28. Every profession produces its own leading authority.

29. The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise see wisdom. 29. Everyone thinks in his way.

30． Don't miss the chance. 30. Everything has its time and that time must be watched.

31. Everything has a beginning. 31. Everything must have a beginning.

32. Teaching by example is better than teaching by words. 32. Example is better than precept.

33. Experience is the mother of wisdom. 33. Experience is the mother of wisdom.

34． Experience is the teacher of fools. 34. Experience is the teacher of fools.

35． Extreme joy brings sorrow. 35． Extreme joy begets sorrow.

36． An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 36. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

37. The mind is full but the strength is insufficient (biting off more than one can chew). 37. The eye is bigger than the belly.

38． Eat a hard time and gain wisdom. 38. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

39. People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong.

39. Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.

40． It is better to say less. 40. Few words are best.

41. Outnumbered. 41. A few are no match for the many.

42. Fire and water are merciless. 42． Fire and water have no mercy.

43． Eat according to the food and tailor it to your needs. 43. Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure.

44． A friend in need is a true friend. 44． A friend in need is a friend indeed.

45． The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. 45． The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water.

46． Genius comes from hard work. 46． Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

47． The etiquette is light but the affection is heavy. 47. The gift is trifling but the feeling is profound.

48． Never tire of hearing a good story. 48. A good tale is not the worse for being told twice.

49． what goes around comes around. 49． Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil.

50． Great teachers produce great disciples. 50. A great teacher produces a brilliant student.

51. Habit becomes natural. 51. Habit is second nature.

52. Haste makes waste (hurry makes mistakes). 52. Haste makes waste.

53. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. 53． Haughtiness invites disaster, humility receives benefit.

54． Everything goes well when things come. 54. He dances well to whom fortune pipes.

55. Everyone has flaws. 55． He is lifeless that is faultless.

56． Those who are close to ink are black. 56. He that touches pitch shall be defiled.

57． If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. 57． He who gives no thought to difficulties in the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand.

58． Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come.

58. He who has come is surely strong or he'd never have come along.

59． It is convenient for others and convenient for yourself. 59． He who helps others helps himself.

60． Whoever laughs last will laugh best. 60. He who laughs last laughs longest.

61． Health is better than wealth. 61. Health is better than wealth.

62. The mind has a clear understanding. 62． Hearts which beat in unison are linked.

63． History repeats itself. 63． History repeats itself.

64. People of the bright side do not do secret things. 64． An honest man does nothing underhand.

65． Honesty is the best policy. 65. Honesty is the best policy.

66. Attitudes change with status. 66. Honors change manners.

67. The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. 67. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant.

68． If you want others not to know, you have to do nothing unless you do it yourself. 68. If you do not wish anyone to know what you have done, it is better not to have done it in the first place.

69． As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle. 69． If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle.

70. Diseases enter through the mouth, and disasters come out of the mouth. 70. Illness comes from food and trouble from speech.

71． Noble people often forget things. 71. Important people have short memories.

72． If you don’t do one thing, you won’t stop doing the other thing. 72. In for a penny, in for a pound.

73. Tell the truth while drunk. 73. In wine there is truth.

74． It’s easy to be wise after the fact. 74. It is easy to be wise after the event.

75． If you gain the right, you will get a lot of help, but if you lose the right, you will get little help. 75. A just cause enjoys abundant support while an unjust cause finds little.

76． The sky net is vast, sparse but not leaking. 76. Justice has long arms.

77． Live until you are old and learn until you are old. 77. Keep on learning as long as you live.

78． Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

78. Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.

79． Never forget the past and be the teacher of the future. 79. Lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future.

80． Like attracts like. 80. Like attracts like.

81. Like a teacher, there must be a disciple. 81． Like teacher, like pupil.

82. There is no end to learning. 82. Live and learn.

83. Haste makes waste. 83． The longest way round is the nearest way home.

84． Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a while. 84. Maintain an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour.

85． A man can bend and stretch. 85. A man among men is he who knows when to eat humble pie and when to hold his head high.

86． Life is as long as grass and trees are in spring. 86． Man has but one life, grass sees but one spring.

87． Great wisdom is like foolishness. 87. A man of great wisdom often seems slowwitted.

88． Misfortunes never come singly. 88. Misfortunes never come singly.

89． One misstep leads to eternal hatred. 89． A moment's error can bring a lifelong regret.

90． Money is the root of all evil. 90. Money is the root of all evil.

91． A monk cannot escape from the temple if he runs away. 91. The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.

92． The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high. 92． The more illumination, the more temptation.

93． More work, more reward. 93． More pay for more work.

94． Necessity is the mother of invention. 94． Necessity is the mother of invention.

95． No fight, no acquaintance. 95. No discord, no concord.

96． There are unforeseen circumstances. 96. Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.

97． If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. 97. Nothing venture, nothing have.

98. One misstep leads to eternal hatred. 98. One false step brings everlasting grief.

99． Don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything.

99． One never goes to the temple for no reason.

100． A key opens a lock. 100． Open different locks with different keys.

101． Opportunity brings success. 101． Opportunity brings success.

102． Don't miss this opportunity, it will never come again. 102． Opportunity knocks but once.

103． Times are different, and fashions are different (customs change from time to time). 103. Other times, other manners.

104. If you sow melons, you will reap melons; if you sow beans, you will reap beans. 104. Plant melons and you get melons, sow beans and you get beans.

105. Practice makes perfect. 105. Practice makes perfect.

106. Practice what you preach. 106． Practise what you preach.

107． Huangtian pays off his hard work. 107. Providence does not let down a man who does his best.

108． Right and wrong can be judged by themselves. 108. Public opinion is the best judge.

109. Easy come, easy go. 109. Quickly come, quickly go.

110. Rabbits don't eat grass near their nests. 110. A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its own hole.

111． Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. 111. Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.

112． Opening a book is beneficial (reading makes people increase their knowledge). 112. Reading enriches the mind.

113． There is always something to be learned from reading (opening a book is beneficial). 113. Reading is always profitable.

114． Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. 114. A relative far off is less helpful than a neighbor close by.

115. Running water does not rot, and door hinges do not become stupid. 115. Running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten.

116． Saying it is one thing, but doing it is another. 116． Saying is one thing and doing another.

117． The sea of ??suffering is boundless, but when you turn around, you will reach the shore. 117． The sea of ??bitterness has no bounds, repent and the shore is at hand.

118． Silence is golden. 118． Silence is golden.

119． A single spark can start a prairie fire. 119. A single spark can start a prairie fire.

120． A thousand-mile embankment collapsed in an ant nest.

120. Slight negligence may lead to great disaster.

121． A small hole can sink a big ship without blocking it. 121. A small leak will sink a great ship.

122． Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. 122. A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.

123． There are unforeseen circumstances. 123. A storm may arise from a clear sky.

124． Strike while the iron is hot. 124． Strike while the iron is hot.

125． The strong wind knows the strong grass, the fierce fire knows the true gold. 125. Sturdy grass withstands high winds; true gold stands the test of fire.

126． There are no weak soldiers under a strong general. 126. There are no poor soldiers under a good general.

127． There is no perfect way. 127. There is always a way out.

128． There are pros and cons. 128. There is no fire without smoke.

129． There is no easy way to study. 129. There is no royal road to learning.