1. 木尺虽短，能量千丈。

1. The wooden ruler may be short, but it can measure a thousand feet.

2. Dripping water can pierce stones and ploughs can grind needles.

2. Dripping water can pierce stones, and ploughs can grind needles.

3. 不怕学问浅，就怕志气短。

3. Do not fear that your knowledge is shallow; what you should fear is that your ambition is short.

4. 有毅力的人，能从石堆里找出宝来。

4. People with perseverance can find treasures among the stones.

5. A persevering man can find treasures from rocks.

5. A persistent man can find treasures from rocks.

6. 山高流水长，志大精神旺。

6. The mountain is high and the running water is long, the ambition is great and the spirit is vigorous.

7. 水滴石穿，绳锯物断。

7. Drip by drip, water carves through rock; with a rope, one can saw through wood.

8. 人老心不老，身穷志不穷。

8. An old person may not have an old heart, and a poor person may not have a poor spirit.

9. Nothing is difficult in the world， just for those who are willing to do it.

9. Nothing is difficult in the world, just for those who are willing to do it.

10. Sincerity is the key to success.

10. Sincerity is the key to success.

11. 虎瘦雄心在，人穷志不短。

11. A tiger may be lean, but its雄 heart remains; a person may be poor, but their ambitions are not short.

12. 人争一口气，佛争一柱香。

12. People fight for a breath of air, while Buddha fights for a stick of incense.

13. You will never die until you reach the Yellow River.

13. You will never die until you reach the Yellow River. Translation to English: 13. You will never die until you get to the Yellow River.

14. 人争气，火争焰，佛争一炷香。

14. People strive for pride, fire for flames, and Buddha for a stick of incense.

15. 穷当益坚，老当益壮。

15. In adversity, one becomes more resolute; in old age, one becomes even more vigorous.

16. 虎不怕山高，雨不怕水深。

16. The tiger dares the height of the mountain, the rain dares the depth of the water.

17. 天无一月雨，人无一世穷。

17. Heaven does not rain for a whole month, and man does not stay poor for a whole lifetime.

18. If you are not afraid of shallow learning， you are afraid of short ambition.

18. If you are not afraid of shallow learning, you are afraid of short ambition.

19. The wind can't move Mount Tai， and the rain can't bend the trees.

19. The wind cannot move Mount Tai, and the rain cannot bend the trees.

20. 锲而不舍，金石可镂。

20. With perseverance, even metals and stones can be carved.

21. 风再大，山岭也不会摇晃。

21. No matter how strong the wind, the mountains will not tremble.

22. 人有志，竹有节。

22. People have aspirations, bamboo has joints.

23. The wooden ruler is short， but its energy is enormous.

23. The wooden ruler is short, but its energy is enormous.

24. 没有爬不上的高山，没有过不去的河流。

24. There are no mountains that cannot be climbed and no rivers that cannot be crossed.

25. A man is short in ambition and a horse is thin and hairy.

25. A man lacks ambition and a horse is thin and wiry.

26. People go up and water flows down.

26. People go up, while water flows down.

27. 宁打金钟一下，不打破鼓千声。

27. It's better to strike the golden bell once than to break a thousand drums.

28. 宁死不背理，宁穷不堕志。

28. Would rather die than betray reason; would rather be poor than lose one's determination.

29. People are not old-hearted， and they are impoverished and ambitious.

29. People are not old-hearted; they are impoverished and ambitious.

30. 秤砣虽小，能压千斤。

30. A small weight can bear a thousand jin.

31. 恒心搭起通天路，勇气吹开智慧门。

31. Determination builds a path to the heavens, courage opens the door to wisdom.

32. 劲草能抗疾风卷，松柏可耐霜雪寒。

32. Strong grass can withstand the fierce winds, while pine and cypress trees can endure the frost and snow.

33. Not afraid of iron， but afraid of heart.

33. Not afraid of iron, but afraid of the heart.

34. 宁叫钱吃亏，不叫人吃亏。

34. It's better to let money suffer than people.

35. 有心打石石成针，无心打石石无痕。

35. With a determined heart, one can turn a stone into a needle; without a determined heart, striking a stone leaves no mark.

36. Constancy builds the road to heaven， courage opens the door of wisdom.

36. Constancy builds the road to heaven; courage opens the door of wisdom.

37. 好汉凭志强，好马凭胆壮。

37. A good man relies on his willpower, and a good horse relies on its courage.

38. 不怕无能，就怕无恒。

38. It's not the fear of being incompetent that matters, but the fear of lacking constancy.

39. 一手难遮两耳风，一脚难登两只船。

39. It's difficult to cover both ears with one hand, and it's hard to step on two boats with one foot.

40. Perseverance， stone can be carved.

40. Perseverance can carve stone.

41. Despite the whistling wind， the mountain remained unshakable.

41. Despite the whistling wind, the mountain remained unshakable.

42. 编筐织篓，全在收口。

42. Weaving baskets and bamboo baskets, everything depends on the closing end.

43. 树老根不老，人老心不老。

43. An old tree has not withered roots, and an old person has not aged heart.

44. High mountains and long waters， ambitious spirit.

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

45. Strong grass can withstand windstorms， pine and cypress can withstand frost and snow.

45. Strong grass can withstand windstorms, pine and cypress can withstand frost and snow.

46. Better strike a golden bell than break a thousand drums.

46. It is better to strike a golden bell than to break a thousand drums.

47. It's hard to see the bottom of the water.

47. It's hard to see the bottom of the water.

48. Although the scale is small， it can press jacks.

48. Although the scale is small, it can press jacks.

49. Prejudice is indispensable.

49. Prejudice is indispensable.

50. 不担三分险，难练一身胆。

50. Without taking three risks, it's hard to cultivate a bold spirit.

51. People have ambition， bamboo has restraint.

51. People have ambition; bamboo has restraint.

52. If you are not afraid of learning， you are afraid of losing heart.

52. If you are not afraid of learning, you are afraid of losing heart.

53. A firm man does not sway with the wind.

53. A firm man does not sway with the wind.

54. Better be poor than rich.

54. It's better to be poor than rich.

55. Tigers are not at a disadvantage， and eagles are not at a disadvantage.

55. Tigers are not at a disadvantage, and eagles are not at a disadvantage.

56. 百艺不如一艺精。

56. It's better to be an expert in one skill than a beginner in many.

57. Heart beats stone into needle， heart beats stone without trace.

57. The heart beats stone into needle, the heart beats stone without a trace.

58. Three days without needles， familiar hands also change.

58. Three days without needles, familiar hands also change.

59. 好男儿志在四方。

59. A true son of the people has ambitions far and wide.

60. 百日连阴雨，总有一朝晴。

60. After a hundred days of continuous rainy weather, there will surely be a day of sunshine.

61. 成见不可有，定见不可无。

61. Preconceived notions must be avoided, but firm convictions are indispensable.

62. The sea leaps by fish and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.

62. The sea leaps with fish, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.

63. 好男不争财和产，好女不争嫁时衣。

63. A good man does not quarrel over wealth and property, and a good woman does not argue about the clothes she will wear for her wedding.

64. 人穷志短，马瘦毛长。

64. A man with empty pockets has a shortened ambition, and a horse with a lean body has long hair.

65. It's rainy for a hundred days， and there's always a sunny day.

65. It rains for a hundred days, and there's always a sunny day.

66. 不怕铁硬，只怕心坚。

66. Fear not the iron-hard, but fear the steadfast heart.

67. Tigers are not afraid of mountains， rain is not afraid of water depth.

67. Tigers are not afraid of mountains, rain is not afraid of water depth.

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

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

69. 世上无难事，只怕不立志。

69. There are no difficulties in the world, only fear of not setting a firm resolve.

70. 三天不拿针，熟手也变生。

70. If you don't pick up the needle for three days, even a skilled hand will become unskilled.

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

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

72. 不怕事难干，只怕心不专。

72. It's not the difficulty of the task that matters, but whether one's heart is not focused.

73. If a vegetable has no intention， it will die; if a person has no intention， he will die.

73. If a vegetable has no intention, it will wither; if a person has no intention, he will perish.

74. It's hard to cover up two ears with one hand and boarding two boats with one foot.

74. It's hard to cover both ears with one hand and board two boats with one foot.

75. The peak of joy is a fountain of tears， and the abyss of sorrow is a holy light.

75. The peak of joy is a fountain of tears, and the abyss of sorrow is a holy light.

76. 应该相信，自己是生活的强者。

76. One should believe in oneself as the strong one in life.

77. 滴水可以穿石，犁头可以磨针。

77. Drip water can wear away a stone, and an犁 can grind a needle.

78. Nothing is difficult in the world， just afraid of not making up one's mind.

78. Nothing is difficult in the world; it's just that one is afraid of not making up one's mind.

79. Stand firm on both feet， not afraid of the strong wind.

79. Stand firm on both feet, not afraid of the strong wind.

80. 不到长城非好汉。

80. If you haven't climbed the Great Wall, you're not a true hero.

81. 水深难见底，虎死不倒威。

81. The water is too deep to see the bottom, and a tiger, even when dead, retains its intimidating aura.

82. We should believe that we are strong in life.

82. We should believe that we are strong in life.

83. 人凭志气，虎凭威势。

83. People rely on their willpower, tigers rely on their might.

84. A hundred arts are not as good as one.

84. A hundred arts are not as good as one.

85. People contend for breath， Buddha contends for a pillar of incense.

85. People struggle for breath, the Buddha struggles for a pillar of incense.