1. 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。

1. If one perseveres, even an iron rod can be ground to a needle.

2. 多锉出快锯，多做长知识。

2. The more files you make, the faster the saw; the more you do, the more knowledge you gain.

3. 好汉不提当年勇。

3. A true hero does not speak of his bravery in years past.

4. 蚯蚓爬上路，雨水乱如麻。

4. The worms crawl onto the road, and the rain comes down like a tangled mess.

5. 千靠万靠，不如自靠。

5. No matter how much you rely on others, relying on yourself is the best.

6. 虎瘦雄心在，人穷志不短。

6. A tiger may be thin, but its雄心 remains; a person may be poor, but their ambition is not short.

7. 走不完的路，知不完的理。

7. There are roads that never end, and there are truths that can never be fully known.

8. 事怕合计，人怕客气。

8. Matters fear a thorough calculation, people fear politeness.

9. 勤是摇钱树，俭是聚宝盆。

9. Diligence is a money tree, thrift is a treasure pot.

10. 刀快还要加钢，马壮还要料强。

10. The blade must be sharpened with steel, and a strong horse needs to be well fed.

11. 君子动口，小人动手。

11. A gentleman speaks, while a small person resorts to action.

12. 千学不如一看，千看不如一练。

12. A thousand studies are not as good as one look, and a thousand looks are not as good as one practice.

13. 愁人苦夜长，志士惜日短。

13. The melancholic finds the night long, while the determined value the day short.

14. 癞蛤蟆出洞，下雨靠得稳。

14. The toad comes out of the cave, and it's a sure sign of rain.

15. 法院门朝南开，有理无钱你别来。

15. The court gate faces south; if you have a case but no money, don't come.

16. 没有锯不倒的树，没有敲不响的钟。

16. There is no tree that cannot be cut down, no bell that cannot be rung.

17. 老乡见老乡，两眼泪汪汪。

17. Seeing a fellow villager, tears fill the eyes of two.

18. 风头一个帆，雨后变晴天。

18. A single sail braves the storm, and after the rain, the sky turns sunny.

19. 穷人不攀高亲，落雨不爬高墩。

19. Poor people don't seek high connections, and in the rain, they don't climb high embankments.

20. 会说的惹人笑，不会说的惹人跳。

20. Those who can speak make people laugh, while those who can't make people jump.

21. 有子不教，不如不要。

21. If you have children but don't educate them, it's better not to have them.

22. 南方吃雁，北方吃蛋。

22. In the south, people eat cranes, while in the north, they eat eggs.

23. 有上不去的天，没过不去的关。

23. There are no skies too high to climb, and no barriers too great to surmount.

24. 朝霞不出门，晚霞行千里。

24. If there is no morning glow, the evening glow can travel a thousand miles.

25. 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。

25. An inch of time is as precious as an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.

26. 长江不拒细流，泰山不择土石。

26. The Yangtze River does not reject the tiny streams, and Mount Tai does not discriminate against the soil and rocks.

27. 宁可做过，不可错过。

27. Better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all.

28. 美言美语受人敬，恶言恶语伤人心。

28. Sweet words and pleasant speech are esteemed, while harsh words and ill-tempered speech wound the heart.

29. 无风起横浪，三天台风降。

29. Without wind, waves rise; within three days, a typhoon will descend.

30. 一根线，容易断；千根线，能拉纤。

30. One thread is easily broken; a thousand threads can pull a boat.

31. 鼓不敲不响，理不辩不明。

31. A drum doesn't sound without being struck, and a point is not made clear without being argued.

32. 天无二日，人无二理。

32. There is no second sun in the sky, and there is no second truth in human understanding.

33. 只给君子看门，不给小人当家。

33. Only let gentlemen watch the gate, but do not let scoundrels manage the household.

34. 今日有酒今朝醉，明天倒灶喝凉水。

34. If there's wine today, get drunk now; if there's no wine tomorrow, drink cold water.

35. 多深的根基，筑多高的墙。

35. The deeper the roots, the taller the walls.

36. 口说无凭，事实为证。

36. Words are not enough; facts speak for themselves.

37. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。

37. Where there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkeys claim to be the big shots.

38. 满招损，谦受益。

38. Pride brings harm, while modesty brings benefit.

39. 团结加智慧，弱者胜强者。

39. Unity plus wisdom, the weak overcome the strong.

40. 勤劳是个宝，生命离不了。

40. Diligence is a treasure, life can't do without it.

41. 百闻不如一见，百见不如一干。?>

41. Seeing is believing, and doing is better than seeing.

42. 有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相识。

42. If fate brings us together, we can meet after a thousand miles; if not, we won't recognize each other even when face to face.

43. 先雷后刮风，有雨也不凶。

43. Thunder first, then wind, rain will follow but not fierce.