1. 不怕一万，只怕万一。

1. Better to be safe than sorry.

2. Man governs water， man governs water， man governs water victims.

2. Man controls water, man controls water, man controls water's victims.

3. 打铁看火候，庄稼赶时候。

3. For forging iron, one must watch the heat; for crops, it's all about timing.

4. If you don't study hard， you don't understand the truth.

4. If you don't study hard, you won't understand the truth.

5. 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。

5. Humility fosters progress, whereas pride leads to decline.

6. Industry is good at idleness and playfulness， and action is good at thinking and destroying.

6. Industry excels in idleness and playfulness, while action is adept at thinking and destruction.

7. 学如逆水行舟，不进则退。

7. Learning is like rowing against the current; if you do not move forward, you will regress.

8. Ask the woodcutter for firewood and the official for boat sailing.

8. Ask the woodcutter for firewood and the official for boat sailing.

9. 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安。

9. Raw fish generates fire, meat generates phlegm, and green vegetables and tofu ensure safety.

10. 三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮。

10. Three cobblers with their wits combined are better than Zhuge Liang.

11. 旱上三年，学成的懒汉。

11. A lazy man who has learned his trade after three years of drought.

12. 绳锯木断，水滴石穿。

12. The rope saws through wood, and the drop of water carves through stone.

13. 吃酒不吃菜，必定醉得快。

13. If you drink without eating, you are bound to get drunk quickly.

14. 路走多了脚板硬，大夫老了医术精。

14. The soles of your feet get tough from walking many roads, and a doctor's skills become refined with age.

15. 病从口入，祸从口出。

15. Sickness enters through the mouth, and disaster comes from speech.

16. Diseases come from the mouth， and misfortunes come from the mouth.

16. Diseases arise from the mouth, and misfortunes come from the mouth.

17. 愿乘风破万里浪，甘面壁读十年书。

17. May I ride the wind to break a million waves, and be willing to face the wall and study for ten years.

18. 月有圆有缺，人有聚有别。

18. The moon has its full and waning phases, and people have gatherings and separations.

19. If you don't eat food or drink， you will get drunk quickly.

19. If you don't eat food or drink, you will get drunk quickly.

20. 虎瘦雄心在，人穷志不短。

20. The tiger is thin but its雄 heart remains; a person may be poor but their aspirations are not short.

21. People who can't do small things can't do big things.

21. People who can't do small things can't do big things.

22. Three generations will be handed in， but not one generation.

22. Three generations will be handed in, but not a single generation.

23. Rough food feeds people， and rough living helps people.

23. Rough food nourishes people, and rough living benefits people.

24. 人老心不老，身穷志不穷。

24. Age may wither the body, but not the spirit; poverty may diminish wealth, but not resolve.

25. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

25. If one learns without thinking, one will be confused; if one thinks without learning, one will be in danger.

26. 有志不在年高，无志空长百岁。

26. One's ambition does not depend on age; a person without ambition will be empty even if they live a hundred years.

27. Modesty makes one progress， but pride makes one lag behind.

27. Modesty fosters progress, but pride leads to lagging behind.

28. 业精于勤荒于嬉，行成于思毁于随。

28. Diligence fosters expertise, while indulgence in pleasures leads to its neglect. Conduct is shaped by contemplation, but ruined by indiscipline.

29. 河水不再倒流，人老不再黑头。

29. The river no longer reverses its flow, and people no longer have blackheads as they age.

30. 只要自己上进，不怕人家看轻。

30. As long as one is self-improving, one should not fear being looked down upon by others.

31. After three years of drought， a learned lazy man.

31. After three years of drought, a learned lazy man.

32. Three days do not read oral， three years do not do manual.

32. Three days without reading, three years without manual work.

33. 早知三年，富贵干年。

33. If only I had known three years ago, then for a thousand years of wealth and honor.

34. The knife must be made of steel and the horse must be strong.

34. The knife must be made of steel and the horse must be strong.

35. Learn shame， know art is not high.

35. Learn shame; know that art is not exalted.

36. 大河是安静的，有学问的人是谦虚的。

36. The great river is tranquil, and the learned are humble.

37. There are climbing heads in the mountains and running heads in the distance.

37. There are climbing heads in the mountains and running heads in the distance.

38. 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。

38. Not listening to the elderly will result in immediate loss.

39. 学到知羞处，方知艺不高。

39. It is only when one learns to be ashamed that one realizes one's art is not up to par.

40. 有山必有路，有水必有渡。

40. Where there are mountains, there must be paths; where there is water, there must be ferries.

41. 只给君子看门，不给小人当家。

41. Only let gentlemen watch the gate, never let scoundrels take charge.

42. Suffer will at present if you do not listen to the old man's advice，

42. You will suffer at present if you do not listen to the old man's advice.

43. If you are not afraid of difficulties， you are afraid of laziness.

43. If you are not afraid of difficulties, you are afraid of laziness.