Reading enriches the mind. Opening books is beneficial.

Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body. Reading is to the mind while exercise is to the body.

Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. If you want others to respect you, you must respect yourself.

Rome is not built in a day.

Saying is one thing and doing another. Sayings and doings are inconsistent.

Seeing is believing. Seeing is believing.

Seek the truth from facts. Seek truth from facts.

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.

Set a thief to catch a thief. Use a thief to catch a thief.

Short accounts make long friends. Good friends are diligent in settling accounts.

Something is better than nothing. Better than nothing.

Soon learn, soon forgotten. Learn quickly, forget quickly.

Soon ripe, soon rotten. Ripe quickly, rotten quickly.

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

Still water run deep. Still water runs deep.

Strike the iron while it is hot.Strike the iron while it is hot.

Success belongs to the persevering. Persistence is victory.

Take things as they come. Once they come, take care of them.

Talking mends no holes. Talking mends no holes.

Talk of the devil and he will appear. Talk to Cao Cao and Cao Cao will appear.

Tall trees catch much wind.

Teach others by your example. Demonstrate by yourself.

The best hearts are always the bravest. The selfless are fearless.

The best man stumbles. Great men also make mistakes.

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.

The danger past and God forgotten. Burning bridges across rivers.

The darkest hour is nearest the dawn. The darkness before dawn.

The darkest place is under the candlestick. The darkest place is under the candlestick.

The devil knows many things because he is old. The old horse knows the way.

The devil sometimes speaks the truth. The devil sometimes speaks the truth.

The die is cast.

The early bird catches the worm.

The end justifies the means. As long as the purpose is justifiable, the means can be justified.

The end makes all equal. In the face of death, everyone is equal.

The eye is bigger than the belly. You can bite off more than you can chew.

The farthest way about is the nearest way home. Taking the shortcut takes the long way around.

The finest diamond must be cut. Jade cannot be used without cutting.

The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man. Fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.

The first step is the only difficulty. The first step is the most difficult.

The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail. The mechanism was too clever, and it cost Qingqing her life.

The fox preys farthest from home. Rabbits don’t eat grass near their nests.

The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. Sitting in the well and looking at the sky.

The grass is greener on the other side. This mountain looks high at that mountain.

The greatest talkers are always least doers. The giants of words are always the dwarfs of actions.

The higher up, the greater the fall.

The leopard cannot change its spots. The more noble, the more humble. The more noble a person is, the more humble he is.

The more wit, the less courage. A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

The outsider sees the most of the game. The outsider sees clearly.

The pen is mightier than the sword. The pen can kill.

The pot calls the kettle black. Fifty steps and a hundred steps.

There are spots in the sun. The sun also has black spots.

There are two sides to every question. There are two sides to every question.

There is a skeleton in the cupboard. Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite.

There is kindness to be found everywhere.

There is no general rule without some exception. There are exceptions to any regulation.

There is no medicine against death. There is no elixir of life.

There is no place like home. A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as our doghouse.

There is no royal road to learning.

The style is the man. Words are like the man.

The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. Words are formidable.

The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.

The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all. What is clear will become clear by itself, and what is turbid will become turbid.

The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows.

The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

The world is but a little place, after all. There are close friends in the sea, and there are neighbors in the world.

Think twice before you do. Think twice before you do.

Things at the worst will mend.

Time and tide wait for no man. Time waits for no man.

Time cures all things. Time is the medicine that heals all wounds.

Time flies.

Time is money. Time is money.

Time lost cannot be won again. Time passes and cannot be won again.

Time past cannot be called back again. Time cannot be called back again.

Time tries all. A road can tell one’s power, and time can tell one’s heart.

Tit for tat is fair play. I will not offend others unless they offend me; if they offend me, I will offend them.

To err is human. Humans are not saints, and no one can make mistakes.

To know everything is to know nothing. To know everything is to know nothing.

To know oneself is true progress.

Tomorrow never comes. I wait for tomorrow, everything will be wasted.

Too much familiarity breeds contempt. Too much familiarity breeds contempt.

Too much knowledge makes the head bald. Too much knowledge makes a person old.

Too much liberty spills all. Laissez-faire spills nothing.

Too much praise is a burden. Too much praise is a burden.

To save time is to lengthen life. To save time is to lengthen life.

Touch pitch, and you will be defiled. If you often walk by the river, your shoes will not get wet.

Troubles never come singly. Blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly.

Truth never grows old.Truth never grows old.

Turn over a new leaf. Change your mind and make a new start.

Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. The snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman wins.

Two heads are better than one. A hero has three gangs.

Two of a trade seldom agree. Peers are enemies.

Two wrongs do not make a right. When others are wrong, it does not mean that you are right.

Unity is strength. Unity is strength.

Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.

Until all is over one's ambition never dies.Until all is over one's ambition never dies.

Venture a small fish to catch a great one. Take a small loss and take advantage of the big one.

Virtue is fairer far than beauty. Virtue is far better than beauty.

Walls have ears. Be careful that the walls have ears.

Wash your dirty linen at home. Do not expose your dirty linen to anyone.

Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.

Wealth is nothing without health. Without health, no matter how much money you have, it is useless.

We know not what is good until we have lost it. Good things cannot be understood until we have lost it.

Well begun is half done. A good beginning is half done.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault. Friends who desire perfection will inevitably become lonely.

We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received. Don’t mention your own good deeds, but remember the favors of others.

Wet behind the ears.

Whatever you do, do with all your might. No matter what you do, do it wholeheartedly.

What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. What is learned in childhood will be unforgettable for life.

What's done cannot be undone. What's done cannot be undone.

What's lost is lost. What's lost cannot be recovered.

What we do willingly is easy. What we do willingly is easy.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When entering the country, ask questions, and when in the country, do as the Romans do.

When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody. Everyone is great, but there are no heroes in the world.

When sorrow is asleep, wake it not. Don’t bring up sad old things again.

When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions. New and old hatreds come together in the heart.

When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.

When wine is in truth, wit is out. Speak the truth after drinking.

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

Where there is life, there is hope. If you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood.

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Everything happens for a reason.

While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.

Who chatters to you, will chatter of you. Those who gossip must be villains.

Whom the gods love die young. Good people do not live long.

Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.

Work makes the workman. Diligent work makes a skilled craftsman.

You cannot burn the candle at both ends. The candle cannot be lit at both ends, and energy must not be consumed excessively.

You cannot eat your cake and have it. You cannot have your cake and eat it too.

You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. A strong melon is not sweet.

You may know by a handful the whole sack.

You never know what you can till you try. It’s a donkey or a horse, take it out for a walk.

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