Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it. In order to seek knowledge, the price is high but it is worth it. Joys shared with others are more enjoyed. Joys shared with others are more enjoyable. Happiness takes no account of time. Happiness takes no account of time. Time and tide waits for no man. Time waits for no man. If you want knowledge, you must work hard for it. If you want knowledge, you must work hard for it. Learn to walk before you run. Step by step. Knowing something of everything, and everything of something. Proficient in all kinds of skills but specialized in one thing. From words to deeds is a great space. There is a great distance between words and deeds. Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. Habit is a second nature. Habit becomes nature. Lifeless, faultless. Only dead people do not make mistakes. A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. A good book will always look new after thousands of years. Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. A book that remains shut is but a block. A book that is not turned over often is like a brick. It’s not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. A gentleman’s virtue is not his clothes. Two heads are better than one. Three heads are better than Zhuge Liang. Birth is much, but breeding is more. Birth is important, but breeding is more important. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. You can‘t make something out of nothing. Nothing venture, nothing have. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. Nothing for nothing. No effort, nothing gained. Of nothing comes nothing. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose. If the words are not pertinent, it is better not to say them. Nothing succeeds like success. Everything goes well. Nothing stake, nothing draw. If you can't withstand a thousand miles of waves, how can you get thousands of catties of fish. Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand. Expectation is better than reality. Nothing is given so freely as advice. It is easiest to persuade people. Nothing is so certain as the unexpected. God has unpredictable circumstances, and people have misfortunes and misfortunes. Nothing seek, nothing find. Nothing seek, nothing find. A little of every thing is nothing in the main. A little of every thing is nothing in the main. A great ship asks deep waters. A great ship asks deep waters. (The dragon is swimming in the sea.) The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman. Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman are all the best doctors. He that once deceives is ever suspected. He that once deceives is ever suspected. Empty wagons rattle loudest. Empty wagons rattle loudest.

Nothing so bad but might be a blessing. A blessing in disguise. A lazy youth, a lousy age. A young man who does not work hard will become a sad person. A good medicine tastes bitter. Good medicine tastes bitter, but honest advice offends the ears. A friend is best found in adversity. A friend in need is a true friend. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. A fair face may hide a foul heart. A fair face may hide a foul heart. What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. What's in a name? The rose is not called a rose, but it still has the same fragrance. ——ShakespeareThere is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. The sublime and the ridiculous are only one step away. ——Napoleon Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken. Even when all the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken. ——Bertrand RussellSometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest. Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest. ——Ashleigh Brilliant Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land. ——Julia Carney Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea. Even the most tired river, after twists and turns, will eventually reach the sea safely. ——SwinburneThe history of mankind is the history of ideas. The history of mankind is the history of ideas. ——Ludwig Von Mises To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting. To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting. ——Stanislaus1. Life without a friend is a life without a sun. Life without friends is like life without the sun. 2. A man who has friends must show himself friendly. If you want to have friends, you must treat others with friendship. 3. No road is long with good company. With good friends, the road is far away. 4. Faith will move mountain. Wherever sincerity reaches, gold and stone will open. 5. It is better to be alone than in bad company. It is better to be alone than in bad company. 6. Fine feathers make fine birds. Birds need beautiful feathers to set off. 7. Judge not according to the appearance. 8. I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. I cannot be your friend and your flatterer at the same time. 9. Without confidence there is no friendship. Without trust there is no friendship. 10. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 11. A good friend is my nearest relation. 12. Without a friend, the world is a wilderness. Without a friend, the world is a wilderness. 13. The best mirror is a friend’s eye. A friend’s eye is the best mirror. 14. Success has many friends. Successful people have many friends.

15. Poverty tries friends. Poverty tests friends. 16. Better without gold than without friends. Better without money than without friends. 17. A friend to all is a friend to none. A promiscuous person has no friends. 18. All are not friends that speak us fair. 19. A man is known by his friends. You can know a person by looking at his friends. 20. Better an open enemy than a false friend. A false friend is worse than an open enemy. 21. Books and friends should be few but good. Books and friends should be few but good. 22. Friendship cannot stand always on one side. One-sided friendship does not last long. 23. Friends must part. 24. A trouble shared is a trouble halved. When two people share the burden, the difficulty is halved. 25. A friend is easier lost than found. A friend is easier lost than found. 26. Every man has his faults. 27. True friendship lasts forever. True friendship lasts forever. 28. Many hands make light work. Many hands make things easier. 29. When a friend asks, there is no “tomorrow.” 30. Even the best of friends must part. 1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.

2. A common danger causes common action.

3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. A contented mind.

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

5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host.

6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure.

7. All rivers run into the sea. Different paths lead to the same destination.

8. All time is no time when it is past. The opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will never come again.

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

10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce.

11. A young idler, an old beggar. A young idler, an old beggar.

12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found.

13. Bad luck often brings good luck. A blessing in disguise.

14. Bread is the stall of life. Bread is the stall of life. (Food is the most important thing for the people.)

15. Business is business.

16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. Clumsy birds have to start flying early.

17. Courtesy costs nothing. Courtesy costs nothing.

18. Custom makes all things easy. Habit becomes natural.

19. Desire has no rest. Human desires are endless.

20. Difficult the first time, easy the second.

21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. Do not change horses in the middle of the river.

22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. Eat more than you can chew.

23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. (Don’t go all-in.)

24. Do not teach fish to swim.

25. East or west, home is the best. Running around, home is the best.

26. Experience is the best teacher. Practice brings true knowledge.

27. Fact is stranger than fiction. Fact is stranger than fiction. (There are no wonders in the world.)

28. Faith can move mountains. Faith can move mountains. (Sincerity leads to gold and stone.)

29. First impressions are half the battle. First impressions.

30. Give as good as one gets. (Repay kindness with kindness, repay hatred with hatred.)

31. Give everyone his due. Treat everyone equally.

32. Good wine needs no bush. The aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley.

33. Haste makes waste. Haste makes waste. (He who makes promises too much means nothing.)

34. He that promises too much means nothing.

35. He who has an art has everywhere a part.

36. He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

37. Home is where the heart is. Home is where the heart is.

38. If you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking. (You can only understand it through personal experience.)

39. In peace prepare for war. In peacetime prepare for war. (Be prepared for danger in times of peace.)

40. It is never too late to mend.

41. It six of one and half a dozen of the other. each other.

42. Just has long arms.

43. Keep something for a rainy day. Prepare for a rainy day.

44. Life is a span. Life is like morning dew.

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

46. Meet plot with plot.

47. Merry meet, merry part. Good to get together and good to go.

48. Mind acts upon mind.

49. Never hit a man when he is down. Don’t add insult to injury.

50. Never judge by appearance.

51. No fire without smoke.

52. Nurture passes nature.

53. One is never too old to learn. One is never too old to learn.

54. One swallow does not make a summer. (One flower blooming alone is not spring.)

55. One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers.

56. Out of sight, out of mind. Out of sight, out of mind.

57. Practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect.

58. Poverty is stranger to industry. Hardworking people are not poor.

59. Rome was not built in a day. Rome was not built in a day. (Great achievements are not achieved in a day.)

60. Sense comes with age. The old horse knows the way.

61. So many men, so many minds. People have different minds.

62. Some thing is learned every time a book is opened. Opening a book is beneficial.

63. Strike while the iron is hot. Strike while the iron is hot.

64. The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there.

65. The heart is seen in wine. Tell the truth after drinking.

66. The older the wiser. The older the wiser. (Ginger is still spicy when old.)

67. The worse luck now, the better another time.

68. Thoughts are free from toll. Thoughts are free from toll. (Everyone can think freely.)

69. Time tries all things. Time tests everything.

70. Use legs and have legs. Use your legs often and walk quickly.

71. Virtue never grows old. Virtue never grows old.

72. Walls have ears. Walls have ears.

73. What is done cannot be undone. What is done cannot be undone.

74. Wine in, truth out. Wine in, truth out.

75. You are only young once. Youth is only once.

76. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. (You cannot have your cake and eat it too.)

77. You cannot have your cake and eat it. (It is difficult to have the best of both worlds.)

78. You never know till you have tried.

79. Youth will be served. Youth loves to have fun.

80. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.