1. If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.

If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you will also miss the stars.

2.A nod is as good as a wink to a bird horse.

Play the piano to a cow.

(Nodding and blinking to a blind horse are the same (meaning you can’t see it anyway), no need to say more.)

3. Jack shall have Jill.

With love People eventually get married.

4. If you get beyond your depth, you'll suffer.

If you pretend to be fat, you will suffer the consequences.

5.A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster.

A good mother is worth a hundred teachers.

6.No day without a line.

Every time you eat, you gain wisdom

7.Life is like a box of chocolates.You never know what you're going to get.

Life is like a box of chocolates, the results are often unexpected.

8.Two heads are better than one.

Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang.

9.They who know nothing fear nothing.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

10.Books and friends should be few but good.

Reading is like making friends, it should be few but good.

11.To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

12.When the cat is away, the mice will play.

Literal translation: When the cat is away, the mice will be happy. Free translation: There are no tigers in the mountains, but the monkey is the king.

13. The more you have, the more you want.

Human desires are endless.

14. Time and tide wait for no man.

Time and tide wait for no man.

15.Don't gild the lily.

There is no need to gild the lily/=There is no need to superfluous.

16.If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Winter has arrived, but spring is not far behind. (Winter is here, can spring be far behind)?

17. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

18. Noting venture, nothing have.

If you don’t enter the tiger’s den, you won’t get the tiger’s cubs.

19.Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

20.While the prospects are bright, the road has twists and turns.

The future is bright, the road has twists and turns.