1. 不求金玉重重贵，但愿儿孙个个贤。

1. Not seeking wealth and riches in abundance, but hoping that each of my descendants will be wise and virtuous.

2. 谁人背后无人说﹐那个人前不说人。

2. No one is without someone talking about them behind their back, but that person never talks about others in front of them.

3. 井越掏，水越清；事越摆，理越明。

3. The deeper the well is dug, the clearer the water becomes; the more things are discussed, the clearer the truth becomes.

4. One day's husband and wife， a hundred generations of marriage.

4. A husband and wife for one day, a hundred generations of marriage.

5. When gold is transported to iron， iron is transported to gold.

5. When gold is transported to iron, iron is transported to gold.

6. 当时若不登高望﹐谁信东流海样深。

6. If one had not climbed a high place to look, who would believe the East flowing sea is so deep?

7. 近水楼台先得月﹐向阳花木早逢春。

7. Those buildings near the water get the moon first, and those trees and flowers facing the sun meet spring early.

8. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

8. The crane and the clam fight, and the fisherman profits from it.

9. Words are wordless， deeds are not far away.

9. Words are wordless; deeds are not far away.

10. Don't let right and wrong come into your ears， but once love turned into hatred.

10. Let not right and wrong enter into your ears, but once love has turned into hatred.

11. 坛口封得住，人口封不住。

11. The mouth of the坛 can be sealed, but the mouth of the population cannot be sealed.

12. Every day has two days， and every man has his own reason.

12. Every day is counted as two days, and every man has his own reason.

13. The snipe and clam fight， the fisherman gains.

13. The snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits.

14. Cut firewood and cut small heads. Ask the old man the way.

14. Cut firewood and trim small branches. Ask the old man for directions.

15. Good deeds can be done， but evil deeds can not be done.

15. Good deeds can be done, but evil deeds cannot be done.

16. 三思而行，再斯可矣。

16. Think twice before acting, and that will suffice.

17. 会使不在家豪富，风流不用着衣多。

17. It makes the wealthy not need to dress richly when not at home, and the风流 doesn't require many clothes.

18. The mouth of the altar is sealed， but the population is not sealed.

18. The mouth of the altar is sealed, but the population is not sealed.

19. 莫待是非来入耳，从前恩爱反为仇。

19. Do not wait for disputes to enter your ears, for the love and affection of the past has turned into enmity.

20. White hair doesn't go with the old man. It looks like a white-headed man again.

20. White hair doesn't suit the old man. It looks like a man with a white head again.

21. 无钱方断酒，临老始看经。

21. No money, no wine; at old age, only the scriptures are read.

22. Never frown in your life， there should be no teeth-cutting man in the world.

22. Never frown in your life; there should be no man with a cutting edge in the world.

23. 父母恩深终有别，夫妻义重也分离。

23. Deep parental love eventually ends, and even the profound duty between husband and wife may part.

24. 官清书吏瘦，神灵庙祝肥。

24. The officials are lean and the scribes are thin; the gods and the temple priests are fat.

25. Tigers are close to each other， but people are not familiar with each other.

25. Tigers are close to each other, but people are not familiar with each other.

26. 脚跑不过雨，嘴强不过理。

26. One's feet cannot run faster than the rain, and one's mouth cannot be stronger than reason.

27. 若登高必自卑，若行远必自迩。

27. If you climb a high mountain, be humble; if you walk a long distance, start close by.

28. 息却雷霆之怒，罢却虎狼之威。

28. Cease the thunderous anger and dispel the ferocious might of the tigers and wolves.

29. 有意栽花花不发﹐无心插柳柳成阴。

29. You try to plant flowers but they don't bloom; you don't mean to plant willow twigs but they grow into a dense shade.

30. Reasonable thinking， unreasonable rush to say.

30. Reasonable thinking, unreasonable haste to speak.

31. 人情似纸张张薄﹐世事如棋局局新。

31. Human emotions are as thin as sheets of paper, and the world is like a chess game, with each game presenting a new situation.

32. Old trees are half hollow， old people know everything.

32. Old trees are half hollow, old people know everything.

33. Old beef has a chewing head， old people have a listening ear.?>

33. Old beef has a tough chew, old people have a keen ear.

34. Close to the water， close to the mountains， close to the sound of birds.

34. Close to the water, close to the mountains, close to the sound of birds.

35. 世间好语佛说尽，天下名山僧佔多。

35. The good words in the world are all said by the Buddha, and most famous mountains are occupied by monks.

36. The world's best-spoken Buddha， the world's most famous mountain monks.

36. The world's best-spoken Buddha, the world's most famous mountain monks.

37. 路不行不到，事不为不成。

37. No road leads to a place you haven't traveled, and no deed is done without action.

38. Near-water terraces get the moon first， and flowers and trees in Xiangyang fall in spring early.

38. Near-water terraces get the moon first, and the flowers and trees in Xiangyang bloom early in spring.

39. 有斧砍得树倒，有理说的不倒。

39. Trees can be felled with an axe, but arguments that are reasonable cannot be overturned.

40. 有理赢，无理输。

40. The reasonable win, the unreasonable lose.

41. More rice comes out， more people make sense.

41. The more rice that comes out, the more sense there is for more people.

42. Three cups lead to a thoroughfare， and one drunk relieves a thousand sorrows.

42. Three cups lead to a thoroughfare, and one drunk relieves a thousand sorrows.

43. Never stop knowing， never shame.

43. Never cease learning, never feel ashamed.

44. 人生知足何时足，人老偷閒且自閒。

44. When will one be satisfied with life? As one grows old, steal leisure and be content with oneself.

45. 见官莫向前，做客莫在后。

45. Do not go forward when you see an official; do not lag behind when you are a guest.

46. Eating people's mouth is soft， but it's short.

46. Eating people's mouth is soft, but it's short. (This is a Chinese proverb or idiom that translates to: "The mouth that eats others' food is soft, but it is also short-lived." It suggests that those who are overly generous or accommodating with others may eventually face their own downfall or shortcomings.)

47. 君子行不更名，坐不改姓。

47. A gentleman does not change his name when he walks, nor does he change his surname when he sits.

48. It will make the rich and wealthy who are not at home， and the fashionable do not need to wear too much clothes.

48. It will make the rich and wealthy who are not at home, and the fashionable do not need to wear too much clothing.

49. 一日夫妻，百世姻缘。

49. A marriage for a day, a bond for a hundred generations.

50. One night's talk with you is better than ten years'reading.

50. One night's conversation with you is better than ten years' reading.

51. 来说是非者﹐便是是非人。

51. He who spreads rumors is a troublemaker.

52. 言之无文，行而不远。

52. If spoken without elegance, the words will not travel far.

53. 平生莫作皱眉事﹐世上应无切齿人。

53. Never do things in life that cause frowns, for then there should be no one in the world who would grind their teeth in anger.

54. 近水知鱼性﹐近山识鸟音。

54. Those who live by the water know the nature of fish, and those who live by the mountains recognize the sounds of birds.

55. 晴乾不肯去，直待雨淋头。

55. The sun dries him not away, he only waits till rain drenches his head.

56. 儿孙自有儿孙福，莫把儿孙作马牛。

56. Children and grandchildren have their own destiny; do not treat them as beasts of burden.

57. If you live on a slope for a long time， it's not too steep.

57. If you have lived on a slope for a long time, it is not too steep.

58. When life is contented， people are always idle and free.

58. When life is contented, people are always idle and free.

59. If you have no money， you will stop drinking and start to read the sutras when you are old.

59. If you have no money, you will stop drinking and begin to read the sutras when you are old.

60. 知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。

60. Knowing what you know is knowing, not knowing what you don't know is also knowing.

61. The roads are different and the family is ordinary.

61. The roads are varied and the family is ordinary.

62. Where there is land， there is no ploughing， there is no barn， there is no book， and there are no fools.

62. Where there is land, there is no plowing, there is no barn, there is no book, and there are no fools.

63. 是亲不是亲﹐非亲却是亲。

63. Whether they are related or not, those who are not relatives can be as close as relatives.

64. Don't go ahead when you see an official， but don't go behind when you are a guest.

64. Do not proceed when you see an official, but do not lag behind when you are a guest.

65. 相见易得好﹐久住难为人。

65. It's easy to get along well during a meeting, but difficult to stay for a long time as a guest.

66. If you don't believe it， but watch the wine in the feast， the rich are advised to drink first.

66. If you don't believe it, but watch the wine at the feast, the rich are advised to drink first.

67. 树老半空心，人老百事通。

67. Trees become hollow when they are old, and people become wise with age.

68. Stop the rage of thunder， stop the power of tigers and wolves.

68. Quell the fury of the thunder, halt the power of the tigers and wolves.

69. 运去金成铁﹐时来铁成金。

69. When fortune turns, gold becomes iron; when fortune smiles, iron becomes gold.

70. 吃饭吃米，说话说理。

70. Eat rice when eating, discuss logic when speaking.

71. A gentleman can't change his name， but he can't change his surname.

71. A gentleman cannot change his name, but he cannot change his surname.

72. 砍柴砍小头，问路问老头。

72. Cut the firewood with a small axe, ask the way from an old man.