Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. It is the bounden duty of a soldier to obey orders.

Observation is the best teacher. Observation is the best teacher.

Offense is the best defense. Offense is the best defense.

Old friends and old wines are best. Old wine tastes mellow and old friendships are deep.

Old sin makes new shame. One mistake can lead to eternal hatred.

Once a man and twice a child. Once a man, twice a child.

Once a thief, always a thief. Steal once, always be a thief.

Once bitten, twice shy. Once bitten by a snake, I will be afraid of well ropes for ten years.

One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.

One monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink .

One cannot put back the clock. The clock cannot be turned back.

One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.

One false move may lose the game. One false move may lose the game.

One good turn deserves another. Do good and accumulate virtue.

One hour today is worth two tomorrow. Race against time to be efficient.

One man’s fault is other man’s lesson. Lesson from the past.

One never loses anything by politeness.

One swallow does not make a summ.

One’s words reflect one’s thinking. Words are the voice of the heart.

Out of debt, out of danger. Debt-free.

Out of office, out of danger. Without an official, one is light.

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

Patience is the best remedy. Patience is the best remedy.

Penny wise, pound foolish. Take small advantage and suffer big loss.

Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.

An upright person talks more but does less.

Please the eye and plague the heart. Coveting for temporary happiness will inevitably leave behind hidden troubles.

Pleasure comes through toilet.

Pour water into a sieve. The bamboo basket fetched water in vain.

Practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect.

Praise is not pudding. Compliments cannot be eaten.

Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.

The more good men praise, the better, and the bad men make worse.

Prefer loss to unjust gain. Prefer loss to unjust gain.

Prevention is better than cure. Prevention is better than cure.

Pride goes before, and shame comes after. Pride makes people fall behind.

Promise is debt. A promise is worth a thousand dollars.

Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. Proverbs are the crystallization of daily experience.

Pull the chestnut out of fire.

Put the cart before the horse. Putting the cart before the horse.

Put your shoulder to the wheel. Help us.

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.

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

A wise man acts as an errand and does not need to explain.

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.

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 die is cast. The early bird catches the worm. 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. The 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 fox knew too much, that’s how he lost his tail.

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 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. People's words are terrible.

The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.

The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.

The water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize 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 behind

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. It is important for people to have self-knowledge.

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 accomplishes 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. If 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. Unless you reach the Yellow River, your ambition will never die.

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

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

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

Wash your dirty linen at home. Don’t 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.

Whatever you do, do with all your might. Whatever you do, do with all your might.

What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. What you 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 is 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 entering 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 the old sad 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 chatter 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.

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

Work makes the workman. Diligent work makes a skilled craftsman. Wet behind the ears. Wet behind the ears.

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.

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. Friends cannot be flatterers.

If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

If you make yourself an ass, don‘t complain if people ride you.

A good person will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others.

If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. Kill the chicken to get the eggs.

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

If you want knowledge, you must endure hardship for it.

Industry is the parent of success. Diligence is the mother of success.

It is better to die when life is a disgrace. It is better to die than to die.

It is easier to get money than to keep it. It is easier to make money than to keep it.

It is easy to be wise after the event. Hindsight is easy.

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. It is easy to start a business but hard to keep it.

It is hard to please all.It is never too old to learn.

It is no use crying over spilled milk.

It is the first step that costs troublesome. Everything is difficult at the beginning.

It is the unforeseen that always happens.

It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. It is too late to regret when the chance is past.

It never rains but it pours.

It takes three generations to make a gentleman. It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to grow a man.

Jack of all trades and master of none. Proficient in all trades and master of none.

Judge not from appearances.

Justice has long arms.

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. Those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black.

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

Kings go mad, and the people suffer for itKings go mad, and the people suffer for it.

Kings have long arms. There is no king in the world.

Knowledge is power. Knowledge is power.

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.

Knowledge makes people humble, ignorance makes proud. Learn and live. Live to learn.

Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.

A good man becomes better as he learns, and a bad man becomes worse as he learns more.

Learn not and know not. Let sleeping dogs lie. Don't cause trouble

Learn to walk before you run. Learn to walk before you run.

Let bygones be bygones. Let bygones be bygones.

Let the cat out of the bag. Let the secret leak. Life is but a span. Life is short.

Lies can never changes fact. Lies will always be lies.

Lies have short legs. Lies do not stand long.

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

Life is not all roses. Life is not a broad road.

Life without a friend is death. Without friends, life is still death.

Like a rat in a hole. A turtle in a urn.

Like author, like book. The writing is like the person.

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

Like for like. tit for tat. Like knows like. Cherish each other.

Like mother, like daughter. Like mother, like daughter.

Like teacher, like pupil. What kind of teacher teaches what kind of students.

Like tree, like fruit. Wool comes from sheep.

Little things amuse little minds. Little people have no ambitions.

Look before you leap. Find out the situation before you act.

Lookers-on see more than players. The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear.

Losers are always in the wrong. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

Lost time is never found again. Time has passed and will never come back.

Love at first sight. Love at first sight. Love cannot be compelled. Love cannot be forced.

Love is blind. Love is blind. Love is full of trouble. Love is full of trouble.

Love is never without jealousy. Without jealousy, there is no love.

Love me, love my dog. Make hay while the sun shines. Don’t miss the opportunity.

Make your enemy your friend.

Man is the soul of the universe. Man is the soul of all things.

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

Many hands make light work. Everyone adds firewood and the flames rise.

Many heads are better than one. Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang.

Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.

If you plant flowers intentionally, they will not bloom, but if you do not intend to plant willows, they will create shade.

Measure for measure. Tit for tat.

Misfortunes never come alone. Misfortunes never come alone.

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Money isn’t everything. Money isn’t everything. Murder will out. Paper cannot contain the fire.

My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.

A son is a son before marriage, and a daughter is a daughter throughout her life.

Nature is the true law. The laws of heaven are constant, and they will not survive because of Yao, nor will they perish because of Jie.

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

Never fish in trouble water.

Never judge from appearances. Never say die. Never say die.

Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.

New wine in old bottles. New wine in old bottles. No cross, no crown. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain?

No garden without its weeds.

No living man all things can.

No man can do two things at once.

No man is born wise or learned. No man is content. A man’s heart is not enough and a snake swallows an elephant.

No man is wise at all times.

None are so blind as those who won‘t see. Turn a blind eye.

None are so deaf as those who won‘t hear. Turn a deaf ear.

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

No one can call back yesterday. Yesterday will not happen again.

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

No pleasure without pain. Without pain, there is no pleasure.

No rose without a thorn.

No sweet without sweat. Bitter first and then sweet. No smoke without fire. No smoke without fire.

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

Nothing dries sooner than a tear. Tears dry the fastest.

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

Nothing seek, nothing find. No pursuit, no gain.

Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages. Language is the most important when traveling.

Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.

Poverty is the only thing in the world that can get something without pains.

Not to advance is to go back. Not to advance is to go back.

Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.

Not so sophisticated, childish and ridiculous.

No way is impossible to courage. The brave have no fear.

Each bird love to hear himself sing.

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

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy. Easier said than done. Easier said than done.

Easy come, easy go. Come in a hurry, go in a hurry.

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

Empty vessels make the greatest sound. Real grinding makes no sound. Empty grinding makes a sound. A full bottle does not move and a half bottle is shaken.

Is good when new, but friends when old.

Example is better then percept. Say it once, it is better to do it again.

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

Experience must be bought. Eat a hard time and gain wisdom.

Fact speak louder than words.

Failure is the mother of success. Failure is the mother of success.

False friends are worse than bitter enemies. It is easy to hide from open guns, but difficult to guard against hidden arrows.

Far from eye, far from heart. Out of sight, out of mind.

Far water does not put out near fire. Far water does not put out near fire.

Faults are thick where love is thin. Once love is weak, everything is unpleasant.

Fear always springs from ignorance. Fear always springs from ignorance.

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.

Fire and water have no mercy. Fire and water have no mercy.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master. Fire is a double-edged sword.

First come, first served. First come, first served.

First impressions are half the battle. The first impression is the deepest.

First think and then speak. Think first and then speak.

Fools grow without watering. Rotten wood cannot be carved.

Fool’s haste is no speed. Haste makes waste.

Fools has fortune. Fools have fortune.

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

Fools learn nothing, but wise men are not ashamed to ask.

Forbidden fruit is sweet. Forbidden fruit is particularly fragrant.

Fortune favors those who use their judgment.

Fortune knocks once at least at every man’s gate.

Four eyes see more than two. Brainstorm ideas.

Friends agree best at distance. Friends will also keep their distance.

Friends are thieves of time. Friends are thieves of time.

Friends must part. Even the best friends sometimes break up.

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

Give a dog a bad name and hang him. Many words make gold, but accumulation destroys bones.

God helps those who help themselves.

Gold will not buy anything. Gold is not everything.

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.

It is common sense to repay kindness with kindness, and it is a manly man to repay kindness with kindness.

Good health is over wealth. Health is the greatest wealth.

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. Good medicine tastes bitter to the mouth.

Good watch prevents misfortune. Be careful to eliminate misfortune.

Great barkers are no biters. Good dogs stay out of the way.

Great hopes make great man.

Great minds think alike. Heroes think alike.

Great men have great faults. Heroes make great mistakes.

Great men’s sons seldom do well. They cannot be rich for more than three generations.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade. It’s good to enjoy the shade under the big trees.

Great wits have short memories. Noble people often forget things.

Greedy folks have long arms. Greedy folks have long arms.

Guilty consciences make men cowards.

Habit cures habit. Heart disease also needs heart medicine.

Handsome is he who does handsomely. Only beautiful behavior is beautiful.

Happiness takes no account of time. Happiness takes no account of time.

Happy is he who owes nothing. If you want to live happily, you must not be in debt.

Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.

Only when you learn from the misfortunes of others will you be lucky.

Harm set, harm get. Harm others and harm yourself. Hear all parties. Listen and you will understand.

Hasty love, soon cold. Love at first sight cannot last long.

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

Health is happiness. Health is happiness.

Heaven never helps the man who will not act. If you don’t move, what’s the use of heaven.

He is a fool that forgets himself. A fool forgets himself.

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.

He is a good friend who speaks well of us behind our backs.

He is a wise man who speaks little. Being smart is not just talking.

He is lifeless that is faultless. Only the dead do not make mistakes.

He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.

Rectify others first.

He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. Those who laugh at themselves will not make others laugh.

He is wise that is honest. The honest person is the wisest.

He knows most who speaks least.

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

He sets the fox to keep the geese.

He that climbs high falls heavily.

He that will not work shall not eat. He that will not work shall not eat.

He who does not advance loses ground. Sailing against the current, if you do not advance, you will retreat.

He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.

He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.

He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

He who risks nothing gains nothing. Gains and risks coexist.

History repeats itself. History often repeats itself.

Honesty is the best policy. Honesty is the basis of life.

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.