Candles illuminate others and themselves. Candles illuminate others, but they destroy themselves.

A close mouth catches no flies. The disease enters through the mouth.

Actions speak louder than words. Facts speak plainer than words.

Adversity brings prosperity. Poverty leads to change.

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

It is easier to lose a friend than to find one. It's hard to get friends, but it's easy to lose them.

A good beginning is half the battle. A good beginning is half the battle.

A good book is a good friend. A good book is like a good friend.

A good book is the best friend, today and forever. A good book will accompany you all your life.

A lazy youth, a lousy age. Young people who don't work hard are pathetic.

All roads lead to Rome. All roads lead to Rome.

A good ending is a good one. If the result is good, everything will be fine.

All that glitters is not gold. All that glitters is not gold.

The hardest part is actually in the beginning Everything is always easy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A miss is as good as a mile. Missing is thousands of miles away.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

As the tree, so the fruit. No pains, no gains.

A sound mind in a sound body. A sound mind in a sound body.

It's never too late. Better late than never; It's never too late.

People are divided into groups.

Book friends should be ashamed and kind. Reading is the same as making friends, but less and better.

By reading, we enrich our minds, and by talking, we perfect it. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.

Care and diligence bring good luck. Caution and diligence can seize opportunities.

Caution is the mother of safety. Caution is the parent of safety.

Complacency is the enemy of study. The enemy of learning is your own satisfaction.

Content is better than wealth. Content is better than riches.

Diligence is the mother of success. Diligence is the mother of success.

Don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you should do today.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

It's easier said than done. It's easier said than done.

East or west, home is the best. East is better than west, or home is the best.

Eat to live, but live not to eat. Eat to live, but not live to eat.

Every ounce of sand makes a pound of wool. Every ounce of sand makes a pound of wool.

Everyone has his shortcomings. Gold is not enough, no one is perfect.

Everyone is the architect of his own destiny. You control your own destiny.

Facts speak plainer than words. Facts speak plainer than words.

Fate favors those who use judgment. Opportunity favors people with judgment.

Four short words sum up what makes most successful people stand out: a little more.

Four short words sum up the secret of success: a little more!

Great things come from small beginnings. From small beginning come great things.

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. Genius is nothing but diligence.

God helps those who help them. God helps those who help themselves.

Good advice is priceless. Advice is priceless.

Health is better than wealth. Good health is over wealth.

Gold can't buy anything. Gold is not everything.

Happiness does not consider time. Happiness will never pass.

Honest people are smart. Honesty is the wisest.

He laughs best who laughs last. He laughs best who laughs last.

If you don't advance, you will retreat. He who does not advance loses ground.

Honesty is the best policy. Be honest.

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

It is never too late to mend.

It is never too old to learn. It is never too old to learn.

Keep company with good people and you will be one of them. Near Zhu Zhechi, near Mexico is black.

Kill two birds with one stone. Kill two birds with one stone.

Knowledge is power. Knowledge is power.

Knowledge makes people humble, ignorance makes people proud. Knowledge makes people humble, ignorance makes people proud.

Like father, like son. Like father, like son.

Life is not all roses. Life is not all roses.

Take advantage of the sunshine and hurry up. Don't miss the opportunity.

Man proposes, God disposes. Man proposes, God disposes.

Everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high. Two heads are better than one.

Many hands make light work. Many hands make light work.

It never rains but it pours. It never rains but it pours.

Unfortunately, it tests a friend's seriousness. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

Money is not everything. Money is not everything.

Necessity is the mother of invention. Necessity is the driving force of invention.

Never fish in trouble water. Don't fish in troubled waters.

New wine in old bottles. New wine in old bottles.

No news is good news. No news is good news.

No pains, no gains. No pains, no gains.

No rose without a thorn. No rose without a thorn.

There is no smoke without fire. There is no smoke without fire.

Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. Where there is a will, there is a way.

One today is worth two tomorrows. One today is worth two tomorrows.

Poverty is strange to industry. Those who work hard are never poor.

Practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect.

Reading enriches people. Reading makes people perfect.

Rome was not built in a day. Rome was not built in a day.

Sharpening a knife is not a mistake for a woodcutter.

I'll believe that when I see it. I'll believe that when I see it.

Speech is silver, silence is gold. Speech is silver, silence is gold.

Belief in persistence and success. Success belongs to the persevering.

He who talks a lot is always the one who does the least. The giant of language is always the dwarf of action.

You may delay, but time will not. You may delay, but time will not.

Time can cure everything. Time is the best medicine for all wounds.

Truth is not afraid of investigation. Truth never fears investigation.

Virtue is far more beautiful than beauty. Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

A good beginning is half the battle. A good beginning is half the battle.

Where there is life, there is hope. The shepherd would rather lose the wool than the sheep.

Where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Will is power. Will is power.

Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. Knowledge in the brain is better than money in the hand.

Wise men love truth, while fools avoid it. Wise men love truth, fools avoid it.

You can't burn a candle at both ends. Candles can't be lit at both ends, and you can't spend too much energy.

You can't have your cake and eat it. You can't have it both ways.