Five-word famous sayings
1. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
2. Three-thirds of an acre of land.
3. Time reveals the truth.
4. No effort, no gain.
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
6. Patriotism is like hunger and thirst.
7. Accumulation is thick and thin.
8. A bowl of water is level.
9. Review the past and learn the new.
10. Patience is the treasure of the body.
11. Water does not boil when you are anxious.
12. Inseparable from ten.
13. Reading will give you insights.
14. A good book is like a close friend.
15. Eager to learn and close to knowledge.
16. Stick to the truth.
17. Work goes faster when there are more people.
18. New wine in old bottles.
19. Laziness breeds beggars.
20. Good times don’t last forever.
21. There is no smoke without fire.
22. Haste makes waste.
23. People cannot stand without faith.
24. Those who are content are always happy.
25. Time waits for no one.
26. Mouth is the door to disaster.
27. Change the soup without changing the medicine.
28. It is difficult to sail a boat without wind.
29. Knowledge is power.
30. Aim high.
31. Paper cannot contain fire.
32. Regular customers are annoying.
33. Talents emerge from adversity.
34. Goose feathers are sent thousands of miles away.
35. Learning is impossible.
36. One question and three questions.
37. Officials should only be appointed based on their talents.
38. Think before you act.
39. The prime years never come again.
40. After a long drought, there is rain.
41. Strike first to gain the upper hand.
42. Useless.
43. Exchange shotguns for cannons.
44. The carp jumps over the dragon gate.
45. Noble people often forget things.
46. A good beginning leads to a good end.
47. Drive the ducks to the shelves.
48. Only those who love to fight will win.
49. A gentleman is magnanimous.
50. Talking nonsense.
51. A friend in need is a true friend.
52. Follow the example of the gourd.
53. Things are changing.
54. Food is the most important thing for the people.
55. The forbidden fruit is particularly fragrant.
56. A small witch can make a big witch appear.
57. No acquaintance without fighting.
58. The fewer words, the better.
59. Practice brings true knowledge.
60. Being eager to learn is close to knowing.
61. Habits become natural.
62. Exhale through one nostril.
63. A villain has no ambition.
64. Rare things are valuable.
65. Killed with a stick.
66. People cannot stand without trust.
67. A light promise will lead to a low faith.
68. God will help those who help themselves.
69. Adversity is a friend.
70. There are advantages and disadvantages.
71. Without roots, there is no fruit.
72. Things get easier when there are more people.
73. There is not a single horoscope.
74. Barking dogs don’t bite.
75. There is a long way to go.