1. 宁可认错，不可说谎。

1. It's better to admit a mistake than to lie.

2. The poor beg for food and the rich burst their bellies.

2. The poor beg for food, while the rich burst their bellies.

3. 宁叫心受苦，不叫脸受热。

3. It's better to suffer in the heart than to endure the heat on the face.

4. 烧的香多，惹的鬼多。

4. The more incense burned, the more ghosts attracted.

5. 能大能小是条龙，只大不小是条虫。

5. A dragon can be great or small, but a worm is only great in size, not in essence.

6. 苟全性命于乱世，不求闻达于诸侯。

6. To preserve one's life amidst chaos, one does not seek fame and fortune among the feudal lords.

7. 人看从小，马看踢蹄。

7. A person is judged from their childhood, while a horse is judged by its kicking ability.

8. Everyone sees the advantage but not the harm. Fish sees the food but not the fishing.

8. Everyone sees the advantage but not the harm. The fish sees the food but not the fishing.

9. 有麝自然香，不用大风扬。

9. The musk naturally emits its fragrance; there is no need for a strong wind to spread it.

10. If you start a family harshly， you will enjoy it forever.

10. If you start a family harshly, you will enjoy it forever.

11. Something is said in front of you， something is in front of you.

11. Something is said in front of you, something is in front of you.

12. A bottle of water is silent and half of it is shaky.

12. A bottle of water is quiet and half of it is wobbly.

13. If you are not afraid of failing to learn， you are afraid of sincerity.

13. If you are not afraid of failing to learn, you are afraid of sincerity.

14. Thousands of miles of dike， collapse in ant nest.

14. Thousands of miles of dyke, collapse in ant nest.

15. 天下衙门朝南开，有理无钱莫进来。

15. The gates of all government offices face south, and those without money but with a cause should not enter.

16. Better be right than insufficient than evil.

16. It's better to be right than insufficient, and better than evil.

17. 只要自己上进，不怕人家看轻。

17. As long as one is ambitious and doesn't fear being looked down upon by others.

18. The dishes are tasteless and salt-free， and the words are unreasonable and powerless.

18. The dishes are tasteless and salt-free; the words are unreasonable and powerless.

19. 认理不认人，不怕不了事。

19. Not recognizing people but recognizing things, one need not fear not being able to handle matters.

20. 人见利而不见害，鱼见食而不见钓。

20. People see the profit but not the harm; fish see the food but not the hook.

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

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

22. 学好三年，学坏三天。

22. Three years to learn, three days to forget.

23. 天无一月雨，人无一世穷。

23. Heaven does not rain for a whole month, and a person does not live in poverty for an entire lifetime.

24. People change hearts and minds， eight or two change half a kilogram.

24. People change hearts and minds, eight or two change half a kilogram.

25. 有话说在当面，有事摆在眼前。

25. Speak your mind to someone's face, and deal with issues as they arise.

26. 买了便宜柴，烧了夹生饭。

26. Bought cheap firewood, cooked half-cooked rice.

27. 好汉做事干到底，好马登程跑到头。

27. A man does what he starts, and a good horse runs until the end of the road.

28. A single silk does not make a thread， a single tree does not make a forest.

28. One silk does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest.

29. 天下的弓都是弯的，世上的理都是直的。

29. All bows in the world are curved, and all principles in the world are straight.

30. Good food is not afraid of being late， but good words are not too slow.

30. Good food is not afraid of being late, but good words are not too slow.

31. Stuffy-headed dog， secretly under the mouth.

31. Muddle-headed dog, secretly under the mouth.

32. People look at their childhood， horses look at their hoofs.

32. People look back at their childhood; horses look at their hooves.

33. Learn well for three years， learn badly for three days.

33. Learn well for three years, learn poorly for three days.

34. 闷头狗，暗下口。

34. Keep a low profile; be discreet.

35. There is no rain in a month， and no man is poor forever.

35. There is no rain for a month, and no man is poor forever.

36. The mountains are climbed up step by step， and the boats are rolled out one by one.

36. The mountains are climbed up step by step, and the boats are rolled out one by one.

37. Not afraid of angry eyes， only afraid of narrow eyes Bodhisattva.

37. Not afraid of angry eyes, only afraid of narrow-eyed Bodhisattva.

38. High mountains and long waters， ambitious spirit.

38. High mountains and long waters, an ambitious spirit.

39. An egg is not enough to eat， and it is notorious all the time.

39. An egg is not enough to eat, and it is notorious all the time.

40. They are not afraid of sitting face to face with tigers and wolves， but of knives on both sides.

40. They are not afraid of sitting face to face with tigers and wolves, but of the knives on both sides.

41. 山是一步一步登上来的，船是一橹一橹摇出去的。

41. The mountain was climbed step by step, and the boat was pushed away with one oar at a time.

42. 全是生姜不辣，全是花椒不麻。

42. All ginger and no spiciness, all Sichuan pepper and no numbing sensation.

43. If you want to be good， let's be big and small.

43. If you want to be good, let's be both big and small.

44. 单丝不成线，独木不成林。

44. Single threads do not make a thread, and a single tree does not make a forest.

45. 不怕怒目金刚，只怕眯眼菩萨。

45. Not afraid of the fierce statue of Hanuman, only afraid of the half-closed-eyed Buddha.

46. 狗咬穿烂的，人舔穿好的。

46. A dog chews through the rotten, and a person licks through the good.

47. The government gate of the world opens to the south， and there is reason or money to stay away.

47. The government gate of the world opens to the south, and there is a reason or money to stay away.

48. Stealing needles in an hour is bigger than stealing gold.

48. Stealing needles in an hour is more serious than stealing gold.

49. 有一兴必有一败，有一利必有一弊。

49. Where there is a rise, there must be a fall; where there is a benefit, there must be a disadvantage.

50. As long as they advance， they are not afraid of being looked down upon by others.

50. As long as they progress, they are not afraid of being looked down upon by others.

51. Malicious horses are harmful to the herd， and malodorous oranges are not allowed to go into the basket.

51. Malicious horses are harmful to the herd, and smelly oranges are not allowed to go into the basket.

52. Strike iron with your own forceps， and plant land with your own fields.

52. Strike iron with your own forceps, and till the land with your own fields.

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

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

54. Only repairing bridges and paving roads， not breaking bridges and destroying roads.

54. Only repairing bridges and paving roads, not breaking bridges and destroying roads.

55. Sit and eat， eat and sink.

55. Sit and eat, eat and become engrossed.

56. 烈士暮年，壮心不已。

56. Even in their twilight years, heroes still harbor a strong ambition.

57. The tongue is long and fleshy， but the fact is that it is beaten with iron.

57. The tongue is long and fleshy, but the fact is that it is beaten with iron.

58. 一天一根线，十年积成缎。

58. One thread a day, ten years accumulate into silk.

59. 一娇百病生，浅水溺死人。

59. Excessive indulgence leads to many diseases; shallow water can drown a person.