A bad beginning leads to a bad ending.

Bad things never go away.

Be remembered for thousands of years.

A poor craftsman always complains about his tools.

A poor craftsman always complains about his tools.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A braggart and a liar are cousins.

A braggart and a liar are cousins.

A bully is always a coward.

A bully is always a coward.

It's not too heavy to pick your own burden.

It's not too heavy to pick your own burden.

Candles illuminate others and consume themselves.

Candles illuminate others and consume themselves.

A cat has 9 lives.

A cat has 9 lives.

The cat can see the king.

Everyone is equal.

A close mouth catches no flies.

Diseases are transmitted through the mouth.

Regular customers are not welcome.

Regular customers are not welcome.

Actions speak louder than words.

Facts speak plainer than words.

Adversity brings prosperity.

Poverty leads to change.

Adversity makes people wise, not rich.

Adversity makes talents.

A fair death honors a lifetime.

A fair death honors a lifetime.

Faithful friends are hard to find.

A bosom friend is hard to find.

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

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

The fox will get old, but it will never get better.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

Unfortunately, it 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.

It is not until a person needs it that he knows he is a friend.

It is not until a person needs it that he knows he is a friend.

A friend without faults will never be found.

There are no perfect friends.

After you is good manners.

It's polite for you to go first.

A good beginning is half the battle.

A good beginning is half the battle.

A good beginning has a good ending.

A good beginning has a good ending.

A good book is a good friend.

A good book is a good friend.

A good book is the best friend, today and forever.

A good book is accompanied by a lifetime.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

Do nothing wrong, not afraid of ghosts.

A good reputation is better than a beautiful face.

A good reputation is better than a beautiful face.

A good husband makes a good wife.

A good husband makes a good wife.

Good medicine is bitter in the mouth.

Good medicine is bitter in the mouth.

A good wife and good health are a man's greatest wealth.

A good wife and health are men's greatest wealth.

A boaster is a big liar.

A boaster is a big liar.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

Jokes don't turn enemies into friends, they just lose friends.

Jokes don't turn enemies into friends, they just lose friends.

The rivers and mountains may change, but not one's essential nature

Old habits die hard.

No one believes a liar when he tells the truth.

A liar will not be believed even if he tells the truth.

People who are in a happy mood live long.

Quiet to cultivate one's morality.

Small bodies often breed great souls.

Concentrated are all fine products.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Little knowledge, self-deception.

The small pot will soon heat up.

A dog can't hold four taels of oil in its stomach.

Everyone was brave when the enemy fled.

When the enemy fled, everyone became a soldier.

All good things must come to an end.

All good things must come to an end.

All rivers flow into the sea.

All rivers flow into the sea.

All roads lead to Rome.

All roads lead to Rome.

A good ending is a good one.

Everything is fine with a happy ending.

All that glitters is not gold.

All that glitters is not gold.

The hardest part is actually in the beginning

Everything is always easy from difficult.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A person becomes learned by asking questions.

People who are not ashamed to ask questions can learn.

A man can do no more than he can.

You should do what you can.

One can't spin a yarn and a reel at the same time.

One can't spin a yarn and a reel at the same time.

A man can know him through his friends.

What friends do people make?

A man of words and no deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

A man of words and no deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

People who have no money are not people at all.

People who have no money are not people at all.

A happy heart goes all the way.

I am relaxed and happy, and everything goes well.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Motherly love will never change.

Motherly love will never change.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A new broom sweeps clean.

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.

An ounce of luck is worth a pound of wisdom.

An ounce of luck is worth a pound of wisdom.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Prevention first, and treatment second.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

As the tree, so the fruit.

As trees are, so are fruits.

A flower does not represent a spring.

A flower does not represent a spring.

A year of snow, a year of harvest.

Good winter brings good summer.

A sound mind in a sound body.

A sound mind in a sound body.

A man of few words has a clever mind.

A man of few words is wise.

One stitch in time can save nine stitches.

One stitch in time can save nine stitches.

A straight foot is not afraid of crooked shoes.

Clean hands need not be washed.

A clever mind keeps its mouth shut.

A clever mind keeps its mouth shut.

A word spoken is past recalling.

A word spoken is past recalling.

A year's plan starts with spring.

A year's plan starts with spring.

A lazy youth, a lousy age.

A lazy youth, a lousy age.

Bad news has wings.

Good things stay indoors while bad things will go far away.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Love is blind.

Love is blind.

Listen quickly and speak slowly.

Listen quickly and speak slowly.

It's never too late.

Not afraid of slowness, but afraid of standing.

It is better to ask for directions than to get lost.

Asking for directions is better than getting lost.

Friends are everywhere.

Friends are everywhere.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blood will have blood.

Blood will have blood.

Books and friends should be few and good.

Books and friends should be few and good.

Business is business.

Business is business.

Business is the spice of life.

Career is the first need of life.

By reading, we enrich our minds, and by talking, we perfect it.

By reading, we enrich our minds, and by talking, we perfect it.

Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.

A leaf can't see Mount Tai.

Care and diligence bring good luck.

Care and diligence bring good luck.

Caution is the mother of safety.

Caution is the mother of safety.

A liar will never succeed.

You can't make a fortune by cheating.

Hear, teach and preach.

Listen, teach and preach.

Choosing an author is like choosing a friend.

Choosing an author is like choosing a friend.

No matter what happens, the sky will not fall.

No matter what happens, the sky will not fall.

Complacency is the enemy of study.

Complacency is the enemy of study.

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

Drip wears away the stone.

A drop of water can pierce a stone, but a rope can saw wood.

Content is better than wealth.

Content is better than wealth.

Count the chickens before they hatch.

Count the chickens before they hatch.

One-sided politeness cannot last.

One-sided politeness cannot last.

Crawl before you walk.

Step by step.

Cry for the moon.

Looking for the moon in the sea.

Custom is a second nature.

Custom is a second nature.

Habit makes everything easy.

With good habits, nothing is difficult.

Diamond cut diamond.

The strong have their own hands.

Do as Romans do in Rome.

Do as Romans do in Rome.

Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you.

Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you.

Doing is better than saying.

It's better to act than talk.

Do it now.

Opportunity knocks only once.

Do nothing by halves.

Do nothing by halves.

Don't pretend to know what you don't know.

Don't pretend to know what you don't know.

Don't have too many things to do.

Don't take on too many things.

Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.

Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.

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

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

Never put the plow before the oxen.

Don't put the plow in front of the cow.

Don't ask for trouble unless trouble comes to you.

Don't ask for trouble unless trouble comes to you.

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

Do not teach fish to swim.

Well done, well owned.

One good turn deserves another.

Every bird likes to listen to its own singing.

Self-appreciation

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, wealthy and wise.

It's easier said than done.

It's easier said than done.

Easy come, easy go.

Come and go in a hurry

Eat to live, but live not to eat.

Eat to live, but live not to eat.

Empty containers make the loudest sound.

Empty containers make the loudest sound.

Jealous of not having a holiday.

Jealous of not having a holiday.

No man is wise at all times.

No one is always smart.

You can make long-term friends even if you settle accounts.

You can make long-term friends even if you settle accounts.

Every advantage has its disadvantages.

Every advantage has its disadvantages.

Everyone's business is nobody's business.

Everyone's business is nobody's business.

Not every day is Sunday.

Good times are not always there.

Everyone has his day.

Everyone has his day.

Every door can be closed except the door of death.

Every door can be closed except the door of death.

Everyone has his own sadness.

Everyone has his own sadness.

Every ounce of sand makes a pound of wool.

One ounce of sand can be made into one pound of wool.

Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.

Self-protection is the first law of nature.

Everyone has his shortcomings.

Gold is not enough, no one is perfect.

Every man has his hobbyhorse.

Every man has his hobbyhorse.

Everyone has his weak side.

Everyone has his weak side.

Everyone is the architect of his own destiny.

Everyone is the architect of his own destiny.

Every minute counts.

Every second counts.

Every mother's child is very handsome.

Every mother's child is very handsome.

Every Potter praised the hit clay pot.

Every Potter praises his pot.

Things are new and good, but friends are old and good.

Things are new and good, but friends are old and good.

Example is better than perception.

It is better to say it once than to do it once.

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

Experience must be bought.

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

Facts speak plainer than words.

Facts speak plainer than words.

Failure is the mother of success.

Failure is the mother of success.

False friends are worse than sworn enemies.

An open gun is easier to hide than an open gun.

Far from eye, far from heart.

Far from eye, far from heart.

Water afar quenches not fire.

Water is far from extinguishing the fire.

Where there is little love, there are many shortcomings.

Where there is little love, there are many shortcomings.

Fear always comes from ignorance.

Fear always comes from ignorance.

The field has eyes, and the forest has ears.

Wall has ears.

Fire and water are incompatible.

Fire and water are ruthless.

Fire is a good servant, but also a bad master.

Fire is a double-edged sword.

First come, first served.

First come, first served.

The first impression is half the battle.

The first impression is half the battle.

Think before you say it.

Think before you say it.

Fools can grow without watering.

Fools can grow without watering.

A fool's haste is not speed.

Take your time.

Fools have wealth.

Fools have wealth.

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn a lot from fools.

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn a lot from fools.

Forbidden fruit is sweet.

Forbidden fruit is sweet.

Fate favors those who use judgment.

Fate favors those who use judgment.

Luck has knocked at everyone's door at least once.

The worse the luck now, the better the next time.