1. Every day has its ups and downs， and every man has his misfortunes.

1. Every day has its ups and downs, and every man has his misfortunes.

2. 夏走十里不黑，冬走十里不亮。

2. In summer, walking ten miles doesn't get dark, and in winter, walking ten miles doesn't get bright.

3. 一天省下一两粮，十年要用仓来装。

3. Save a pound or two of grain each day, and in ten years you'll need a granary to store it.

4. Small holes do not mend， big holes complain.

4. Small holes don't mend, big holes complain.

5. 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。

5. An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.

6. Sowing early is not a waste， getting up early is not busy.

6. Early sowing is not a waste; getting up early is not being busy.

7. Needles have no thread length， sauces have no salt.

7. Needles have no thread length; sauces have no salt.

8. There are no mountains that can't be crossed except those that can't be crossed.

8. There are no mountains that cannot be crossed, except for those that cannot be crossed.

9. 抓鱼要下水，伐木要如林。

9. Catching fish requires getting into the water, felling trees requires understanding the forest.

10. 针不离线，线不离针。

10. The needle never leaves the thread, and the thread never leaves the needle.

11. 要知下山路，须问过来人。

11. To know the way down the mountain, one must ask those who have come before.

12. Needle is not off-line， thread is not off-line.

12. The needle is not offline, the thread is not offline.

13. 学好三年，学坏三天。

13. "It takes three years to learn well, but only three days to learn badly."

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

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

15. Once bitten by a snake， three years afraid of straw rope.

15. Once bitten by a snake, for three years afraid of a straw rope.

16. 无油无盐，吃死不甜。

16. No oil, no salt, eat it and it won't be sweet.

17. 小时偷针，大了偷金。

17. Steal a needle when young, steal gold when grown.

18. 衣不如新，人不如故。

18. New clothes are better than old, but old friends are better than new.

19. 自己的东西是宝，别人的东西是草。

19. One's own belongings are treasures, while others' things are like grass.

20. Don't talk short， don't hit people in the face.

20. Don't talk in short sentences, don't hit people in the face.

21. Sit and eat， eat and sink.

21. Sit and eat, eat and vanish.

22. A meal saves a mouthful and a bushel a year.

22. A meal saves a mouthful and a bushel a year. Translation to English: 22. A meal saves a mouthful and a bushel per year.

23. 无梭难织布，无针难绣花。

23. Without a shuttle, it's hard to weave fabric; without a needle, it's hard to embroider flowers.

24. 细水长流，吃穿不愁。

24. A steady stream of water; no worries about food and clothing.

25. 歇肩莫歇长，走路莫走忙。

25. Do not rest your shoulders if they are heavy, and do not walk in a hurry.

26. No square circle without rules.

26. No square circle without rules.

27. Look for chicken along feathers， garlic along skins.

27. Look for chicken by the feathers, garlic by the skins.

28. There are firewood and rice， husband and wife， no firewood and no rice.

28. There is firewood and rice, a husband and a wife; there is no firewood and there is no rice.

29. 只有上不去的天，没有过不去的山。

29. There is no sky that cannot be climbed, and no mountain that cannot be crossed.

30. Crops are afraid of drought and brutal work.

30. Crops fear drought and harsh labor.

31. 秀才遇到兵，有理说不清。

31. When a scholar meets a soldier, it's hard to make a clear point.

32. 听话听音，看人看心。

32. Pay attention to what is being said and listen to the tone, observe people and their hearts.

33. One's own thing is treasure， another's thing is grass.

33. One's own thing is treasure; another's thing is grass.

34. There is no rain in January， and no man is poor forever.

34. There is no rain in January, and no man is poor forever.

35. 一回经蛇咬，三年怕草绳。

35. Once bitten by a snake, for three years one fears a grass rope.

36. 天才和懒惰结伴，等于一事无成。

36. Genius in company with laziness is equal to nothing accomplished.

37. No oil， no salt， no sweetness.

37. No oil, no salt, no sweetness.

38. Do one line， complain one line， not old line.

38. Do one line, complain one line, don't bring up old lines.

39. A word spoken is hard to follow.

39. A word spoken is hard to take back.

40. 种早不荒，起早不忙。

40. Sow early and you won't waste, rise early and you won't be busy.

41. Keys can't split wood， axes can't unlock.

41. Keys can't split wood, axes can't unlock.

42. 有饭休嫌淡，有车休嫌慢。

42. When you have rice, don't complain that it's too plain. When you have a car, don't complain that it's too slow.

43. 一年之计在于春，一生之计在于勤。

43. The planning of a year lies in spring, and the planning of a lifetime lies in diligence.

44. Heart burns incense， no matter sooner or later.

44. The heart burns incense, sooner or later.

45. 由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。

45. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to return from extravagance to frugality.

46. 针没有线长，酱没有盐咸。

46. A needle without thread is as long as it is; soy sauce without salt is as salty as it is.

47. Shipping takes advantage of the wind and iron takes advantage of the fire.

47. Shipping takes advantage of the wind, and iron takes advantage of the fire.

48. Start early and start your waist. You are young and tired all day.

48. Start early and begin with your waist. You are young and tired all day.

49. 行船趁顺风，打铁趁火红。

49. Sailing takes advantage of the favorable wind, and forging takes advantage of the red-hot iron.

50. 天不言自高，地不语自厚。

50. The heaven speaks without boasting of its height, the earth speaks without boasting of its depth.

51. 一顿吃伤，十顿吃汤。

51. One meal overeats, ten meals drink soup.

52. The speaker is innocent， the hearer is admonished.

52. The speaker is innocent; the hearer is admonished.

53. Save one or two grains a day and store them in warehouses for ten years.

53. Save one or two grains a day and store them in warehouses for ten years.

54. Academic diligence leads to wealth and thrift.

54. Academic diligence leads to wealth and frugality.

55. Fish must be caught in the water and wood must be cut like a forest.

55. Fish must be caught in the water, and wood must be cut like a forest.

56. 小洞不补，大洞叫苦。

56. "If small holes are not patched, big holes will cause wailing."

57. An inch of time and an inch of gold make it difficult to buy an inch of time.

57. An inch of time and an inch of gold make it hard to purchase an inch of time.

58. It is not dark to walk ten miles in summer， but not bright to walk ten miles in winter.

58. It is not dark to walk ten miles in summer, but not bright to walk ten miles in winter.

59. You get what you grow， you get what you grow.

59. You reap what you sow, you reap what you sow.

60. 言者无罪，闻者足戒。

60. The speaker is blameless, and the listener is sufficiently warned.

61. 学而不厌，诲人不倦。

61. Be never weary in learning, never weary in teaching.

62. 天无一月雨，人无一世穷。

62. If heaven doesn't rain for a month, and a person doesn't face poverty in a lifetime.

63. 一顿省一口，一年省一斗。

63. Save a mouthful at a meal, save a measure of grain in a year.

64. 自在不成人，成人不自在。

64. Unconstrained in freedom, one is not comfortable in being an adult; comfortable in being an adult, one is not free.

65. 有志不在年高，有理不在会说。

65. It is not the age that determines one's ambition, nor is it the eloquence that determines one's reasoning.

66. Never be contented with your study; never be impatient with your teaching.

66. Never be satisfied with your studies; never be impatient with your teaching.

67. 钥匙不能劈柴，斧子不能开锁。

67. A key cannot chop firewood, and an axe cannot unlock a lock.

68. 早起动动腰，一天少疲老。

68. Early morning, move your waist, and you'll age less tired throughout the day.

69. Don't walk busily.

69. Don't walk busily.

70. 学问勤中得，富裕俭中来。

70. Knowledge is gained through diligence, wealth comes from thrift.

71. 学好千日不足，学坏一日有余。

71. It takes a thousand days to learn well, but a single day is enough to learn poorly.

72. 物以类聚，人以群分。

72. Birds of a feather flock together, and people gather in groups.

73. 有柴有米是夫妻，无柴无米各东西。

73. With firewood and rice, you are a couple; without firewood and rice, each goes their separate way.

74. Birds of a feather flock together and people flock together.

74. Birds of a feather flock together, and people do the same.

75. One meal hurts， ten meals soup.

75. One meal is a pain, ten meals become a broth.