1. 不怕吃饭拣大碗，就怕干活爱偷懒。?>

1. It's not a problem to choose a big bowl when eating, but it's可怕 to be lazy when working.

2. 交人要交心，浇树要浇根。

2. Make friends by sharing your heart, water trees by nourishing their roots.

3. Nothing is difficult in the world， just for those who have a heart.

3. Nothing is difficult in the world, just for those who have the heart.

4. 生人不生胆，力大也枉然。

4. A person without courage is as powerless as a strongman without strength.

5. It is difficult to practise courage without taking three risks.

5. It is difficult to practice courage without taking three risks.

6. 志高品高，志下品下。

6. A person of high aspirations has high character, and a person of low aspirations has low character.

7. Never lose your mind when you are poor， never go mad when you are rich.

7. Never lose your mind when you are poor; never go mad when you are rich.

8. 千树连根，十指连心。

8. Ten thousand trees are interconnected at their roots, and ten fingers are connected to the heart.

9. Sometimes I think about it all the time， but sometimes I don't think about it all the time.

9. Sometimes I think about it all the time, but sometimes I don't think about it all the time.

10. Thousands of trees have roots and ten fingers have hearts.

10. Thousands of trees have roots, and ten fingers have hearts.

11. 双手是活宝，一世用不了。

11. The hands are a treasure, which cannot be used up in one lifetime.

12. 见婚姻说合，见官司说散。

12. If there is a marriage to mediate, mediate it; if there is a lawsuit to settle, settle it.

13. 穷莫失志，富莫癫狂。

13. In times of poverty, do not lose heart; in times of wealth, do not go mad.

14. 理不短，嘴不软。

14. Knowledge is not short, words are not soft.

15. Seeing is better than hearing， doing is better than seeing.

15. Seeing is better than hearing; doing is better than seeing.

16. 常在有时思无时，莫到无时想有时。

16. Often think of the times when there is no thought, rather than wishing for thoughts when there is none.

17. Not afraid to eat and pick big bowls， but afraid to work lazy.

17. Not afraid to eat and pick big bowls, but afraid to work lazy.

18. There are no mountains that can't be crossed.

18. There are no mountains that cannot be crossed.

19. 心要常操，身要长劳。

19. The mind should always be exercised, and the body should be kept in constant labor.

20. Better be bitter than shameful.

20. Better be bitter than ashamed.

21. Tigers are not powerful from the mountains， but fish are difficult to live from the water.

21. Tigers are not powerful from the mountains, but fish are difficult to live from the water.

22. Zhigao and Gao， Zhixia and Xia.

22. Zhigao and Gao, Zhixia and Xia.

23. As long as the work is deep， the pestle is ground into a needle.

23. As long as the work is deep, the pestle is ground into a needle.

24. 吃人家的嘴短，拿人家的手短。

24. "If you eat someone's food, your mouth is short; if you take someone's money, your hands are short."

25. Speak often， ask seldom.

25. Speak often, ask seldom.

26. 只有上不去的天，没有过不去的山。

26. There are no skies that cannot be reached, and no mountains that cannot be crossed.

27. For three days， Buddha is in front of him; for three years， Buddha is in the west.

27. For three days, Buddha is before him; for three years, Buddha is in the west.

28. Diseases come from the mouth， and misfortunes come from the mouth.

28. Diseases originate from the mouth, and misfortunes arise from the mouth.

29. Eat rice for dinner and make sense.

29. Have rice for dinner and make sense.

30. There are no trees that can't be sawn down， no bells that can't ring.

30. There are no trees that can't be felled, no bells that can't ring.

31. 宁可身骨苦，不叫面皮羞。

31. It's better to suffer in the bones than to have one's face humiliated.

32. 树怕烂根，人怕无志。

32. Trees fear rotten roots, people fear a lack of ambition.

33. Boasting that nobody loves， no one wears residual flowers.

33. Boasting that nobody loves, no one wears leftover flowers.

34. Help others in time， help others sincerely.

34. Help others in time, help others sincerely.

35. To make friends with others， to watering trees， to watering roots.

35. To make friends with others, to water the trees, to nourish the roots.

36. 水不平要流，理不平要说。

36. If water is uneven, it will flow; if principles are uneven, they must be spoken.

37. The Yangtze River does not refuse to flow， and Mount Tai does not choose earth and stone.

37. The Yangtze River does not refuse to flow, and Mount Tai does not select earth and stone.

38. The heart needs constant exercise and the body needs long work.

38. The heart requires constant exercise, and the body needs long work.

39. 老牛肉有嚼头，老人言有听头。

39. Old beef has a bite to it, and old people's words have weight to them.

40. The more a well is dug， the clearer the water is; the more things are done， the clearer the reason is.

40. The deeper a well is dug, the clearer the water becomes; the more things are done, the clearer the reasoning becomes.

41. Wet your mouth， wash your face and hands.

41. Moisten your mouth, wash your face and hands.

42. Trees are afraid of rotten roots and people are afraid of no ambition.

42. Trees fear rotten roots, and people fear no ambition.

43. See marriage talk， see lawsuit talk.

43. See marriage talk, see lawsuit talk.

44. If water does not flow， it is not reasonable to say so.

44. If water does not flow, it is not reasonable to say so.

45. Loss of land does not bear seeds， loss of people do not intersect.

45. The loss of land does not carry seeds; the loss of people does not intersect.

46. 人多出正理，谷多出好米。

46. The more people, the more sound reasoning; the more grain, the better rice.

47. 撒网要撒迎头网，开船要开顶风船。

47. Cast your net to catch the fish in the face, and set sail against the wind.

48. 鸟往明处飞，人往高处去。

48. Birds fly towards the light, and people strive for higher places.

49. Not afraid to wear late， afraid to take off early.

49. Not afraid to wear late, afraid to take off early.

50. Success comes from thrift and industry is diligent.

50. Success comes from thrift and diligence in industry.

51. Hoarding the tip of the province， the days are long; hoarding the bottom of the province， fighting famine.

51. Hoarding at the tip of the province, the days are long; hoarding at the bottom of the province, facing famine.

52. Spread the net head-on， and sail the windward boat.

52. Set the net head-on, and sail the windward boat.

53. Hands are a living treasure. They will never be used for a lifetime.

53. Hands are a living treasure. They will never be used for a lifetime.

54. 虎不怕山高，鱼不怕水深。

54. The tiger is not afraid of high mountains, and the fish is not afraid of deep waters.

55. An inch of land and an inch of gold are the roots of the earth.

55. An inch of land and an inch of gold are the roots of the earth.

56. Fragrant flowers are not necessarily good-looking， they may not be competent.

56. Fragrant flowers are not necessarily attractive; they may not be competent.

57. One thread a day， ten years into satin.

57. One thread a day, ten years into satin.

58. 不怕穿得迟，就怕脱得早。

58. It's not a fear of wearing clothes too late, but of taking them off too early.

59. 少不惜力，老不歇心。

59. Younger, not sparing one's strength; older, not ceasing one's efforts.

60. 人急投亲，鸟急投林。

60. In times of distress, people turn to their relatives, while birds seek refuge in the woods.

61. 吃饭吃米，说话说理。

61. Eat rice when eating, speak reason when talking.

62. Reason is not afraid of pressure， people are not afraid of the shadow.

62. Reason is not afraid of pressure; people are not afraid of the shadow.

63. He would rather lift shoes for a gentleman than share money with a villain.

63. He would rather polish shoes for a gentleman than share money with a villain.

64. 不怕路长，只怕志短。

64. It's not the length of the road that matters, but the length of one's resolve.

65. 宁愿折断骨头，不愿低头受辱。

65. Rather break one's bones than bow one's head in shame.

66. 好人争理，坏人争嘴。

66. Good people fight for justice, while bad people fight for their word.

67. 一天一根线，十年积成缎。

67. One thread a day, in ten years it becomes silk.

68. Think carefully about what you say and chew carefully when you eat.

68. Think carefully about what you say and chew carefully when you eat.

69. Words should not be rewritten， words should not be passed on randomly.

69. Words should not be rewritten; words should not be passed on randomly.

70. 助人要及时，帮人要诚心。

70. Help others promptly, and assist with sincerity.

71. A stranger does not dare， and his strength is in vain.

71. A stranger does not dare, and his strength is to no avail.

72. 寸土寸金，地是老根。

72. An inch of land is worth its weight in gold; the land is the root of the old traditions.

73. 吃饭打湿口，洗脸打湿手。

73. Eating makes the mouth wet, washing the face makes the hands wet.

74. 吃饭防噎，走路防跌。

74. While eating, guard against choking; while walking, guard against tripping.

75. 万句言语吃不饱，一捧流水能解渴。

75. A myriad of words is not enough to satisfy, but a handful of flowing water can quench one's thirst.

76. Without mud legs in the countryside， he starved to death in the city.

76. Without mud legs in the countryside, he starved to death in the city.

77. 长江不拒细流，泰山不择土石。

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

78. 自夸没人爱，残花没人戴。

78. Boasting about being unloved, with withered flowers no one to wear.

79. No effort is spared， no rest is spared.

79. No effort is spared, no rest is given.

80. 不怕乱如麻，只怕不调查。

80. Do not fear chaos like a tangled mess; what is feared is not conducting a thorough investigation.

81. Birds out of cages are hard to come back， and words out of cages are hard to come back.

81. Birds that have left their cages are hard to return, and words once released from their confines are also hard to retrieve.

82. The horse is good or bad to ride， friendly or bad to see.

82. The horse is either good or bad to ride, friendly or bad to see.