1. 内练一口气，外练筋骨皮。

1. Cultivate one's breath internally and train one's sinews, bones, and skin externally.

2. 知戏文戏理，才能唱出好戏。

2. Understanding both the text and the principles of drama is the key to performing a good play.

3. 站有站相，坐有坐样。

3. A standing person has a standing posture, a sitting person has a sitting posture.

4. 艺要会，得挨累。

4. Art requires dedication, one must endure hardship.

5. 台下动，声音再大也没用。

5. No matter how loud the voice is, it's useless if the audience is not moved.

6. 艺人的肚儿，杂货铺儿。

6. The belly of the artist, the shop of sundries.

7. 手到眼到，眼到手到。

7. Hand to eye, eye to hand.

8. 艺不离手曲不离口。

8. Art is never out of hand, music is never out of mouth.

9. 唱戏不动情，看戏不同情。

9. Not moved by singing, not moved by watching.

10. 力不磨得锈，腿不练得皱。

10. Strength is not rusted away, and legs are not wrinkled from not being exercised.

11. 念书要讲，种地要耪，学艺要想。

11. Reading requires concentration, farming requires tilling, and learning an art requires thoughtfulness.

12. 神在两眼，情在脸面。

12. God is in the eyes, and emotion is on the face.

13. 台上三分钟，台下三年功。

13. Three minutes on stage, three years of hard work behind the scenes.

14. 师傅领进门，修行靠个人。

14. The master leads you in, but the cultivation depends on yourself.

15. 功夫练到家，上台不怯场。

15. Once the kung fu is well-practiced, one will not be nervous on stage.

16. 百日笛子千日箫，小小胡琴拉断腰。

16. The bamboo flute for a hundred days, the shawm for a thousand days, the small huqin can pull one's waist apart.

17. 生意不得地，当时就受气。

17. Business is not going well, and you feel upset right away.

18. 唱戏的是疯子，看戏的是傻子。

18. Those who perform the opera are madmen, and those who watch the opera are fools.

19. 忙而不乱，慢而不断。

19. Busy but not chaotic, slow but not interrupted.

20. 笑不露齿，行不动裙。?>

20. Laugh without showing teeth, walk without lifting the skirt. ?

21. 千斤话白四两唱，三分唱念七分作。

21. One thousand pounds of talk, four ounces of singing, three parts singing, seven parts acting.

22. 宁输后台不输前台，只许艺高不许胆大。

22. It's better to lose in the background than in the foreground; only talent is allowed, not boldness.

23. 眼大无神，庙里泥人。

23. Eyes large but lacking luster; like clay figurines in a temple.

24. 七分念白三分唱，白是骨头唱是肉。

24. Seven parts recitation, three parts singing; the recitation is the bones, and the singing is the flesh.

25. 宁给十吊钱，不把艺来传。

25. It's better to give ten strings of money than to pass on the art.

26. 只有状元徒弟，没有状元师父。

26. There are only top scholar disciples, but no top scholar masters.

27. 要想学好艺，先得做好人。

27. To excel in the arts, one must first be a good person.

28. 男怕夜奔，女怕思凡。

28. Men fear night escapades, while women fear wandering thoughts.

29. 字不正听不清，腔不回不中听。

29. If the characters are not written properly, they cannot be clearly heard; if the tones are not returned, they are not pleasant to the ear.

30. 名师出高徒。艺多不压身。

30. A good teacher produces good students. Having many skills is never a burden.

31. 艺多不压身，艺高人胆大。

31. The more skills one has, the bolder one becomes.

32. 练到老，唱到老，学到八十不算老。

32. Keep practicing until old, keep singing until old, and learning until eighty is not old.

33. 私下练，台上见。

33. Practice in private, perform on stage.

34. 真中有假，假中有真，真假难分。

34. Truth is mingled with falsity, and falsity with truth; it is difficult to distinguish between the two.

35. 后台象绵羊，前台如猛虎。

35. The backend is like a sheep, and the frontend is like a tiger.

36. 只许人家不听，不许自己不行。

36. It is permissible for others not to listen, but not for oneself to be unable to.

37. 站如亭亭玉树，行如风送落叶。

37. Stand as an elegant, graceful tree, walk as the wind carries fallen leaves.

38. 心跟神合，神跟貌合，貌跟形合。

38. The heart is in harmony with the spirit, the spirit with the appearance, and the appearance with the form.

39. 慢板要紧，快板要稳，散板要准。

39. The slow tempo should be tight, the fast tempo should be steady, and the free tempo should be accurate.