1. 以势服人口，以理服人心。

1. Conquer people with power and persuade hearts with reason.

2. 一致是强有力的，而纷争易于被征服。——伊索

2. Consensus is strong, while discord is easily conquered. — Aesop

3. 人是实的好，姜是老的辣。

3. People are inherently good, and the older the ginger, the spicier it is.

4. 聪明人与朋友同行，步调总是齐一的。——法国谚语

4. The wise man walks with friends, always in step. - French Proverb

5. 男也懒，女也懒，下雨落雪翻白眼。

5. Both men and women are lazy, they roll their eyes when it rains or snows.

6. 远亲不如近邻，近邻不抵对门。

6. It's better to have distant relatives than distant neighbors, but even closer neighbors are no match for those living next door.

7. 有理不可丢，无理不可争。

7. Reason cannot be discarded, and the unreasonable cannot be argued.

8. 人多出韩信，智多出孔明。

8. More people than Han Xin, more wisdom than Kongming.

9. 山高有攀头，路远有奔头。

9. There's a peak to climb, and there's a distant goal to strive for.

10. 一根竹竿容易弯，三缕丝线扯断难。

10. A bamboo pole is easy to bend, but three threads are hard to break.

11. 乌云拦东，不下雨也有风。乱云天顶绞，风雨来不小。

11. Clouds block the east, no rain but there's wind. Chaotic clouds twist at the zenith, the coming of wind and rain will not be small.

12. 团结就有力量和智慧，没有诚意实行平等或平等不充分，就不可能有持久而真诚 的团结。——英欧文

12. Unity has strength and wisdom; without sincerity in practicing equality or insufficient equality, there can be no enduring and sincere unity. - Owen, English-Euro

13. 走路不怕上高山，撑船不怕过险滩。

13. Fear not climbing high mountains when walking, nor fear navigating dangerous rapids when rowing a boat.

14. 骂人骂脏口，打人打伤手。

14. Swearing and cursing, hitting and causing injury to one's hands.

15. 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚。

15. Not lighting incense in normal times, but clutching at straws at a time of crisis.

16. 山里孩子不怕狼，城里孩子不怕官。

16. Children from the mountains are not afraid of wolves, and children from the city are not afraid of officials.

17. 不下水，一辈子不会游泳；不扬帆，一辈子不会撑船。

17. If you don't get in the water, you'll never learn to swim; if you don't hoist the sail, you'll never learn to row a boat.

18. 老牛抬头朝天嗅，雨临头;马嘴朝天，大雨在前。

18. The old ox looks up and sniffs the sky; rain is about to fall. The horse's mouth is facing the sky, indicating a heavy rain is coming ahead.

19. 蚂蚁垒窝要落雨。鱼跳水，有雨来。

19. When ants build nests, it's going to rain. When fish dive, rain is coming.

20. 要想有地位，必须有业绩。

20. In order to have a status, one must have achievements.

21. 寸土寸金，地是老根。

21. Every inch of land is as valuable as gold, for the land is the root of the old roots.

22. 痒要自己抓，好要别人夸。

22. Itching is something one scratches oneself for, while being good is something one desires others to praise.

23. 湖里游着大鲤鱼，不如桌上小鲫鱼。

23. The big carp swimming in the lake are not as good as the small crucian carp on the table.

24. 泥鳅静，天气晴。

24. The loach is still, the weather is sunny.

25. 山是一步一步登上来的，船是一橹一橹摇出去的。

25. The mountain was climbed step by step, and the boat was propelled out by stroke after stroke of the oar.

26. 雾露在山腰，有雨今明朝。

26. The mist lingers on the mountain's side, rain is expected in the near future.

27. 有借有还，再借不难。

27. If you borrow and return, it will be easy to borrow again.

28. 成事不足，败事有余。

28. Not enough success, but too much failure.

29. 手指有长有短，知识有高有低。

29. Fingers come in different lengths, and knowledge varies in depth and breadth.

30. 猪衔草，寒潮到。

30. If pigs chew grass, a cold wave is approaching.

31. 一根草搓不成索，一根篾编不成箩。

31. A single blade of grass cannot be twisted into a rope, and a single bamboo strip cannot be woven into a basket.

32. 一天不练手脚慢，两天不练丢一半，三天不练门外汉，四天不练瞪眼看。

32. If you don't practice for a day, your skills will slow down; if you don't practice for two days, you'll lose half of them; if you don't practice for three days, you'll be a stranger to the trade; if you don't practice for four days, you'll just stand there staring.

33. 燕子低飞蛇过道，鸡不回笼喜鹊叫，大雨不久就来到。

33. Swallows fly low and snakes cross the path, chickens don't return to the coop and magpies chirp, a heavy rain is coming soon.

34. 鸡迟宿，鸭欢叫，风雨不到。

34. Chickens sleep late, ducks chirp joyfully, without any wind or rain.

35. 活人哭死人，傻狗撵飞禽。

35. The living cry for the dead, a foolish dog chases after flying birds.

36. 蜻蜓千百绕，不日雨来到。

36. The dragonfly circles a thousand times, rain will arrive in no time.

37. 没有大粪臭，哪来五谷香。

37. Without the smell of dung, there would be no fragrance of the five grains.

38. 天上无云不下雨，世间无理事不成。

38. No clouds in the sky, no rain will fall; no matter in the world, no deed will be accomplished.

39. 心要常操，身要长劳。

39. The mind should always be cultivated, and the body should be constantly worked.

40. 宁吃开眉粥，不吃皱眉饭。

40. It's better to eat congee with a smile than to eat rice with a frown.