1. 有志者事竟成。

1. "Where there's a will, there's a way."

2. 丁是丁卯是卯。

2. Ding is Ding, Mao is Mao.

3. 自作孽，不可活。

3. Make a mess of things yourself, and don't expect to live through it.

4. 由来：井水和河水并不是指地上的水，而是指天上星辰。井原指的是二十八星宿中的井宿，也叫做东井，也就是西方天文学说所说的双子座，就在银河附近。

4. Origin: The "well water" and "river water" do not refer to water on the ground, but to celestial stars. Jingyuan refers to the "Jing" constellation among the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions, also known as Dongjing, which is the same as the Gemini in Western astronomy, located near the Milky Way.

5. 可望而不可即。

5. Out of reach yet within sight.

6. 朝廷不差饿兵。

6. The court does not send starving soldiers.

7. 原意是已经把他们招抚来，就要把他们安顿下来。后指被误读为既然来了，就要在这里安下心来。

7. The original meaning is that once they have been recruited, they should be settled. Later, it was mistakenly interpreted as since they have arrived, they should settle down here and stay tranquil.

8. 堆金不如积谷。

8. It's better to accumulate grain than gold.

9. 三句不离本行。?>

9. The subject never strays from its own field.

10. 强梁不如商量。

10. It's better to negotiate than to be forceful.

11. 吃一堑，长一智。——出自明·王阳明《与薛尚谦书》

11. "After suffering a setback, one gains wisdom." — From "Letter to Xue Shangqian" by Wang Yangming of the Ming Dynasty.

12. 若要精人前听。

12. If you want to be refined in front of people.

13. 有理不在高声。

13. Reason doesn't have to be loud.

14. 爱情是我愿意。

14. Love is my willingness.

15. 爱是心灵碰撞。

15. Love is a collision of souls.

16. 好兄弟勤算帐。

16. Good brothers should keep accounts diligently.

17. 凡世家子弟，衣食起居，无一不与寒士相同，庶可以成大器;若沾染富贵习气，则难望有成。——《曾国藩家中》

17. For the descendants of noble families, in terms of clothing, food, and living, they should not differ from those of the common people in order to achieve greatness; if they沾染 (take on) the habits of wealth and status, it will be difficult for them to achieve success. — From "Zeng Guofan's Home"

18. 一传十十传百。

18. One tells ten, ten tells a hundred.

19. 一客不烦二主。

19. One guest does not trouble two masters.

20. 君子不羞当面。

20. A gentleman does not feel ashamed in front of others.

21. 千闻不如一见。

21. Seeing is believing.

22. 狗肉不能上秤。

22. Dog meat cannot be weighed on the scale.

23. 棺材卖给要家。

23. The coffin is sold to the bereaved family.

24. 治生不求富，读书不求官，修德不求报，为文不求传，譬如饮酒不醉，陶然有余欢，中含不尽意，欲辨已忘言。

24. Seek not wealth in life, seek not office in books, seek not reward in virtue, seek not fame in writing; it is like drinking without becoming drunk, enjoying the tranquility to the fullest. The inner meaning is unexpressed, and when one wishes to articulate it, words have already slipped away.

25. 远水难救近火。

25. It's hard to put out a nearby fire with distant water.

26. 意思是指有志向的人，做事终究会成功。告诉我们人生要自己去拼搏、去奋斗，在风雨中百折不挠勇往直前。

26. It means that a person with aspirations will ultimately succeed in their endeavors. It tells us that we must strive and fight for our lives ourselves, and persistently move forward without giving up in the face of hardships and challenges.

27. 爱是彼此信任。

27. Love is mutual trust.

28. 故吾人用功，力除傲气，力戒自满，毋为人所笑，乃有进步也。

28. Therefore, we must strive to eliminate pride and be vigilant against complacency. It is only by not being laughed at by others that we can make progress.

29. 闻名不如见面。

29. It's better to meet than to hear by report.

30. 尽信书不如无。

30. It is better not to believe the book entirely than to believe it without reservation.

31. 一步一个脚印。

31. Step by step.

32. 一个喜欢读书的人，品格不会坏到哪去;一个品格好的人，一生的运气不会差到哪去。

32. A person who likes to read will not have bad character; a person with good character will not have bad luck in their life.

33. 天有不测风云。

33. Man proposes, but God disposes. (Or, There's no accounting for the weather.)

34. 上不紧下不忙。

34. Not in a hurry above, not in a hurry below.

35. 吃一堑长一智。

35. Experience a setback and gain a lesson.

36. 既来之则安之。

36. If you can't fight it, you might as well accept it.

37. 严师不如益友。

37. A strict teacher is not as good as a helpful friend.

38. 本为石匠师傅打石磨时，石胚吃一钎，石胚即长一齿之意。意思是说受到一次挫折，便得到一次教训，增长一分才智。是经过失败取得教训的道理。

38. This phrase "本为石匠师傅打石磨时，石胚吃一钎，石胚即长一齿" refers to the practice of a stonemason carving a millstone, where the stone core takes a punch, and in turn, grows a tooth. The meaning is that one receives a lesson and grows wiser after each setback or挫折. It embodies the philosophy that lessons are learned through failure.

39. 墙有风壁有耳。

39. Walls have ears and walls have eyes.

40. 酒是穿肠毒药。

40. Wine is a poison that passes through the intestines.

41. 胜不娇败不馁。

41. Victory does not make him proud, and defeat does not make him discouraged.

42. 一而再再而三。

42. Again and again and again.

43. 爱不需要理由。

43. Love does not need a reason.

44. 爱情是自私的。

44. Love is selfish.

45. 明人不做暗事。

45. A decent person does not do underhand things.

46. 爱情是盲目的。

46. Love is blind.

47. 人比人气死人。

47. People can be so envious that it kills.

48. 久视则熟字不识，注视则静物若动，乃知蓄疑者乱真，过思者迷正应。

48. Prolonged staring makes familiar characters unreadable, intense staring makes inanimate objects seem to move; thus one knows that harboring doubts confuses truth, and excessive thinking leads to confusion about what is right.

49. 借人衣不敢披。

49. Afraid to wear borrowed clothes.

50. 爱必须是赠品。

50. Love must be a gift.

51. 爱是坚信不渝。

51. Love is unwavering faithfulness.

52. 海水不可斗量。

52. The sea cannot be measured with a scoop.

53. 活到老学到老。

53. Learn until you die.

54. 粗丝难织细绢。

54. It is difficult to weave fine silk with coarse threads.

55. 井水不犯河水。——出自清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第六十九回：“我和他‘井水不犯河水’，怎么就冲了他？”

55. "The well water does not interfere with the river water." — From the 69th chapter of Qing Dynasty author Cao Xueqin's novel "Dream of the Red Chamber": "How could I have 'the well water not interfering with the river water' and still have upset him?"

56. 人心能静，虽万变纷纭亦澄然无事。不静则燕居闲暇，亦憧憧亦靡宁。静在心，不在境。

56. If the mind is at peace, even amidst myriad changes and disturbances, it remains serene and undisturbed. If not, while at leisure in one's own home, there is still restlessness and unease. The key to tranquility lies in the mind, not in the environment.

57. 君子不念旧恶。

57. A gentleman does not bear a grudge for past wrongs.

58. 得着风便扯蓬。

58. Catch the wind and pull the sail.

59. 心宽不在屋宽。

59. A broad mind does not depend on a spacious house.

60. 前怕狼，后怕虎。——出自明 冯惟敏 《清江引·风情省悟》曲

60. "Fearing the wolf in front and the tiger behind." — From the tune "Qingjiang Yin — Fengqing Shengwu" by Feng Wei敏 of the Ming Dynasty.

61. 世间极占地位的，是读书一著。然读书占地位，在人品上，不在势位上。

61. The most prominent in the world is the act of reading. However, reading holds a place in character, not in status or position.

62. 信算命，信风水，皆妄念所致。读书明理人以义命自安，便不信也。

62. Believing in fortune-telling and geomancy are all due to delusional thoughts. Those who read books and understand the principles find comfort in righteousness and destiny, and thus they do not believe in them.

63. 色是刮骨刚刀。

63. Color is a sharp blade that cuts through bone.

64. 亲兄弟明算帐。

64. "Even close brothers should keep their accounts clear."

65. 家败离不得个奢字，人败离不得个逸字，讨人嫌离不得个骄字。

65. A house's decline cannot be separated from extravagance, a person's downfall cannot be separated from laziness, and being disliked by others cannot be separated from arrogance.

66. 今日事，今日毕。

66. Today's tasks, today's end.

67. 而河指的就是银河，在东井的东北和东南，还有两个名叫北河’和南河的著名星座，它们被古人视为银河的守卫者，一旦发生什么异变，人间就将遭殃。古时人们说井水不犯河水，指的就是东井、北河、南河三个星座互不干扰、和谐共处的天文现象。也就是说井水不犯河水，原本是古人观天象预测祸福的方法。

67. The river refers to the Milky Way, with two famous constellations named 'North River' and 'South River' located in the northeast and southeast of the Eastern Well. The ancients regarded these constellations as the guardians of the Milky Way, and believed that if any abnormal changes occurred, misfortune would befall humanity. In ancient times, when people said "the well water does not interfere with the river water," it referred to the astronomical phenomenon of the Eastern Well, North River, and South River constellations coexisting harmoniously without interference. That is to say, "the well water does not interfere with the river water" was originally an ancient method of observing celestial phenomena to predict good or bad luck.

68. 长痛不如短痛。

68. Suffering for a long time is worse than suffering for a short time.

69. 站得远望得清。

69. The farther you stand, the clearer you see.

70. 井水不犯河水。

70. Mind your own business.

71. 不怕慢只怕站。

71. Do not fear slowness, only fear standing still.

72. 京师子弟之坏，无有不由于骄奢二字者。尔与诸弟其戒之，至嘱至嘱。——《曾国藩家书》

72. The corruption of the scholars from the capital is none other than due to the two characters: arrogance and extravagance. You and your brothers must beware of them, I implore you, I implore you. — "Zeng Guofan's Family Letters"

73. 爱情是神圣的。

73. Love is sacred.

74. 千古圣贤豪杰，既奸雄欲有立志者，不外乎一个“勤”字。

74. Throughout history, the wise and heroic individuals, whether they were cunning and ambitious or desired to be resolute, all had one thing in common: diligence.

75. 吃一堑，长一智。

75. Experience a setback and gain wisdom.

76. 小水不容大舟。

76. A small river cannot contain a large boat.

77. 满招损，谦受益。

77. "Pride brings loss, humility brings benefit."

78. 人敬有狗咬丑。

78. People are respected, but a dog will bite an ugly person.

79. 好来不如好去。

79. It's better to go well than to stay ill.

80. 素食则气不浊;独宿则神不浊;默坐则心不浊;读书则口不浊。

80. Vegetarianism keeps the qi pure; solitude keeps the spirit pure; silent sitting keeps the mind pure; reading keeps the mouth pure.

81. 是非难逃众口。

81. It is difficult to escape public criticism.

82. 凡人皆有望子孙为大官，余不愿为大官，但愿为读书明理之君子。——《曾国藩家书》

82. All ordinary people aspire for their descendants to become high-ranking officials, but I do not desire to be a high-ranking official. I only wish to be a gentleman who reads books and understands principles.—Zeng Guofan's Family Letters

83. 天无绝人之路。

83. There's no road that God will not allow for a person.