1. Reading strengthens the brain and exercise strengthens the body

1. Reading strengthens the brain and exercise strengthens the body.

2. More haste, less speed

2. The more haste, the less speed.

3. 山大压不住泉水，牛大压不死虱子。

3. A mountain can't hold back spring water, and a bull can't kill lice.

4. No pains, no gains

4. No pain, no gain.

5. If you have meals， don't be light; if you have cars， don't be slow.

5. If you have meals, don't be sparing; if you have cars, don't be slow.

6. 水涨船高，风大树摇。

6. The boat rises with the tide, and the tree sways with the wind.

7. 12大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

7. 12 Open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener.

8. Time is money

8. Time is money

9. 一有百有，一穷百穷。

9. If one is rich, all are rich; if one is poor, all are poor.

10. One thread a day， ten years into satin.

10. One thread a day, ten years into satin.

11. 19活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn

11. Live and learn until the end of life. One is never too old to learn.

12. 1爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog

12.1 Love me, love my dog (Literally: Love the house, love the feathers)

13. People respect， dogs bite ugly.

13. People respect, dogs bite the ugly.

14. 当用时万金不惜，不当用时一文不费。

14. When it is needed, it is worth its weight in gold; when it is not needed, not a single coin is wasted.

15. Three people leaned around and poured the cooker.

15. Three people leaned around and poured the pot.

16. 一针不补，十针难缝。

16. If one needle fails to mend, ten will find it hard to sew.

17. 年纪不饶人，节令不饶天。

17. Age is unyielding to man, and the seasons are unyielding to the heavens.

18. 在朝都是官，在席都是客。

18. Whether at court or at a banquet, one is a government official, and one is a guest.

19. A man of few words is wise

19. A man of few words is wise.

20. When wine sinks, words swim

20. When wine subsides, words flow.

21. They are not afraid of being poor at home， but of being lazy.

21. They are not afraid of being poor at home, but of being lazy.

22. Candles light others, but destroy themselves

22. Candles light others, yet consume themselves.

23. Day by day， not afraid of thousands of miles; often do， not afraid of thousands of things.

23. Day by day, not afraid of thousands of miles; often do, not afraid of thousands of things.

24. Walk a hundred steps after dinner and live to ninety-nine.

24. Walk a hundred steps after dinner and live to be ninety-nine.

25. Wives and good husbands have fewer calamities， while sons and fathers are filial and generous.

25. Wives and good husbands face fewer calamities, while sons and fathers are filial and generous.

26. 10辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

26. 10 Bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new.

27. Words are but wind, but seeing is believing

27. Words are but wind, but seeing is believing.

28. 没有大粪臭，哪来五谷香。

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

29. Friends are not known until they are needed

29. Friends are not known until they are needed.

30. Old people are dizzy， eagles have blunt claws.

30. The elderly are dizzy, eagles have blunt claws.

31. We should beat drums in front of us， not gongs behind us.

31. We should beat drums in front of us, not gongs behind us.

32. 不经冬寒，不知春暖。

32. Without experiencing the winter's cold, one cannot know the warmth of spring.

33. 2God helps those who help themselves 天助自助者。

33. 2 God helps those who help themselves. (As the saying goes, "Heaven helps those who help themselves.")

34. 外举不避仇，内举不避亲。

34. In promoting talent, one does not avoid enemies; in promoting family members, one does not avoid relatives.

35. 无梭难织布，无针难绣花。

35. Without a shuttle, it's hard to weave cloth; without a needle, it's hard to sew flowers.

36. 20既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

36. 20 Do not hold past mistakes against someone; let bygones be bygones.

37. 只要苦干，事成一半。

37. Hard work is half the battle.

38. The boiling water is silent， but the sounding water does not work.

38. Boiling water is silent, but the loud water does not work.

39. Efforts will lead to success and perseverance will ensure victory

39. Efforts will lead to success, and perseverance will ensure victory.

40. 3比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

40. 3. Not as good as some, but better than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.

41. 虎瘦雄心在，人穷志不短。

41. A tiger may be lean, but its雄 heart remains; a person may be poor, but their ambition is not short.

42. 家有千口，主事一人。

42. In a household of a thousand people, there is only one person in charge.

43. Patient's heart is many， busy person is many.

43. Many patients, many busy people.

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

44. Where there is a will, there is a way – where there is determination, there is a way to success.

45. When the water rises， the boat rises and the wind blows， the tree sways.

45. When the water rises, the boat rises, and the wind blows, the tree sways.

46. 君子动口，小人动手。

46. A gentleman uses words, a scoundrel uses hands.

47. Every coin has two sides 每枚硬币都有两面;凡事皆有好坏。

47. Every coin has two sides; everything has its good and bad aspects.

48. Bosom friends are hard to find

48. True bosom friends are hard to find.

49. Not afraid to wear late， afraid to take off early.

49. Not afraid to wear late, afraid to take off early.

50. 30Beauty will buy no beef 漂亮不能当饭吃。

50. Beauty will buy no beef - Beauty cannot be used to satisfy hunger.

51. If you lose Jingzhou carelessly， you lose the Street Pavilion proudly.

51. If you lose Jingzhou carelessly, you lose the Street Pavilion proudly.

52. Birds do not fly without wings， fish do not swim without water.

52. Birds cannot fly without wings, fish cannot swim without water.

53. Sharp tools make good work.

53. Sharp tools make good work.

54. 治病要早，除祸要狠。

54. Treat illness early, eradicate trouble thoroughly.

55. Will is power

55. Will is power

56. What vine knots what melon， what tree blossoms what flower.

56. What binds the vine to the melon, what causes the tree to bloom into a flower.

57. 34An idle youth，a needy age 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

57. 34 An idle youth, a needy age: "A lazy youth leads to a time of want in old age."

58. 兼听则明，偏听则暗。

58. Heed both sides and you will be enlightened; listen to only one side and you will be in the dark.

59. 百日连阴雨，总有一朝晴。

59. A hundred days of continuous rain, there will be a day of sunshine.

60. What is done by night appears by day

60. What is done by night appears by day.

61. 一羽示风向。一草示水流。

61. One feather indicates the wind direction. One blade of grass indicates the water flow.

62. 大意失荆州，骄傲失街亭。

62. Losing Jingzhou through carelessness, losing the Jieting Pass through pride.

63. 16Rome was not built in a day 伟业非一日之功。

63. Rome was not built in a day - Great achievements are not achieved in a single day.

64. Do not feel guilty in the day， knock at the door in the middle of the night.

64. Do not feel guilty during the day; knock on the door in the middle of the night.

65. Modest people learn ten， proud people learn ten.

65. Modest people learn ten; proud people learn none.