1. A new broom sweeps clean

1. A new broom sweeps clean.

2. A good fame is better than a good face

2. A good reputation is better than a good face.

3. 29Nothing is too difficult in the world if you set your mind into it 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

3. 29 There is nothing too difficult in the world if you put your mind to it. The difficulty of the world does not lie in its actual challenges, but in the fear of those who have not set their minds to them.

4. The expert watches the doorway， the layman watches the lively.

4. The expert watches the doorway, the layman watches the lively.

5. 2Experience is the mother of wisdom 实践出真知。

5. 2 Experience is the mother of wisdom. - Practice is the source of true knowledge.

6. Look before you leap 三思而后行。

6. Look before you leap — Think twice before you act.

7. Early treatment of disease， early prevention of disease-free.

7. Early treatment of disease, early prevention of being disease-free.

8. Do nothing by halves

8. Do nothing in halves

9. 口说不如身到，耳闻不如目赌。

9. It is better to be there in person than to hear about it through others; it is better to see with one's own eyes than to hear about it secondhand.

10. Be swift to hear, slow to speak

10. Be quick to listen, slow to speak.

11. 关西出将，关东出相。

11. West of the pass, there will be a general; east of the pass, there will be a prime minister.

12. A merry heart goes all the way

12. A cheerful heart is the pathway to happiness.

13. A clear gun hides well， but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against.

13. A clear gun is well-hidden, but a concealed arrow is hard to guard against.

14. A rolling stone gathers no moss

14. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

15. A miss is as good as a mile

15. A miss is as good as a mile. (The failure to hit the target is as good as missing it by a mile, meaning that an attempt is just as ineffective as a miss.)

16. 清官难断家务事。

16. It's hard for an upright official to settle domestic affairs.

17. 有病早治，无病早防。

17. Treat diseases early, and prevent them when healthy.

18. 1A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit 吃一堑，长一智。

18. 1 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. - "A fall into the pit, a gain in your wisdom."

19. 6Easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难。

19. Easier said than done — It's easier to say than to do.

20. Housekeeping is difficult for a clean official.

20. Housekeeping is difficult for a conscientious official.

21. Bad news has wings

21. Bad news has wings.

22. 4Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

22. Beauty without virtue is like a rose without fragrance; it is only skin-deep.

23. 大蒜是个宝，常吃身体好。

23. Garlic is a treasure, eating it often keeps the body healthy.

24. A year's plan lies in spring， and a lifetime's plan lies in diligence.

24. A year's plan is laid in the spring, and a lifetime's plan is achieved through diligence.

25. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

25. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

26. Custom is a second nature

26. Custom is a second nature.

27. 大意失荆州，骄傲失街亭。

27. Overconfidence lost Jingzhou, pride lost the street pavilion.

28. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever

28. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

29. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich

29. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

30. The seller has strange feet and the buyer has strange shoes.

30. The seller has peculiar feet and the buyer has peculiar shoes.

31. 11Call back white and white back 颠倒黑白。

31. 11 Call back white and white back - Confuse black and white.

32. 26As the tree，so the fruit 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

32. As the tree, so the fruit: "Plant melons and you will get melons; plant beans and you will get beans."

33. A close mouth catches no flies

33. A closed mouth catches no flies.

34. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit

34. A fall into a pit, an increase in your wisdom.

35. A good beginning makes a good ending

35. A good beginning makes a good ending.

36. 15All that glitters is not gold 闪光的未必都是金子。

36. All that glitters is not gold. Not everything that shines is made of gold.

37. 钥匙不能劈柴，斧子不能开锁。

37. A key cannot split firewood, and an axe cannot unlock a lock.

38. No melon is round， no man is perfect.

38. No melon is round, no man is perfect.

39. A friend without faults will never be found

39. A friend without faults will never be found.

40. Actions speak louder than words

40. Actions speak louder than words.

41. Many sands will sink a ship 积沙沉船。

41. Many sands will sink a ship. - Accumulated sand will sink a ship.

42. A single flower does not make a spring

42. A single flower does not make a spring.

43. 7Where there is a will，there is a way 有志者事竟成。

43. Where there is a will, there is a way. As the saying goes, if you have the will, you will find a way.

44. A feather shows the direction of the wind. A grass shows the current.

44. A feather indicates the direction of the wind. A blade of grass shows the current.

45. A friend is easier lost than found

45. A friend is easier lost than found.

46. 谚语恰当地运用谚语可使语言活泼风趣，增强文章的表现力。

46. Appropriately using proverbs can make the language lively and amusing, enhancing the expressive power of the article.

47. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush

47. A bird in the hand is worth more than two in the bush.

48. 贪小失大，惜指失掌。

48. "To squander small gains and lose great ones, or to lose a hand for a finger."

49. 37Action speaks louder than words 行动胜过语言。

49. 37 Action speaks louder than words - Actions speak louder than words.

50. Greed is small， but loss is great.

50. Greed is small, but the loss is great.

51. 一羽示风向。一草示水流。

51. A feather indicates the direction of the wind. A blade of grass indicates the flow of water.

52. 礼多人不怪，油多不坏菜。

52. Too much politeness is not a fault, and too much oil won't spoil the dish.

53. 44Dont troubles trouble until trouble troubles you 不要自找麻烦。

53. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. Don't seek trouble.

54. A strong man deceives a sick man， a weak man deceives a sick man.

54. A strong man deceives a sick man, a weak man deceives a sick man.

55. 百日连阴雨，总有一朝晴。

55. After a hundred days of continuous rain, there will be a day of sunshine.

56. Cry for the moon

56. A longing for the moon

57. 姑娘讲绣花，秀才讲文章。

57. The girl talks about embroidery, and the scholar talks about articles.

58. 读书不想，隔靴挠痒。

58. To read without thinking is like scratching an itch through the boot.

59. 8One false step will make a great difference 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

59. 8 One false step will make a great difference — A little mistake at the beginning can lead to a big error at the end.

60. Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today

60. Don't put off until tomorrow what should be done today.

61. Man has lost his hands and horse has lost his hoofs.

61. Man has lost his hands, and the horse has lost its hooves.

62. A man can do no more than he can

62. A man can do no more than he can.

63. Don't put the cart before the horse

63. Don't put the cart before the horse.

64. Failure is the mother of success 失败乃成功之母。

64. Failure is the mother of success.

65. A still tongue makes a wise head

65. A still tongue makes a wise head.

66. Custom makes all things easy

66. Custom makes all things easy.