1. A fall into the pit， a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

1. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. - A fall into a pit makes you wiser.

2. He is not fit to command others thatcannot command himself.正人须先正己。

2. He is not fit to command others who cannot command himself. "One must first straighten oneself before he can straighten others."

3. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makesproud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。

3. Knowledge makes one humble; ignorance makes one proud.

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

4. God helps those who help themselves. This translates to "Tian zhu zhe zhi zi zhu zhe" in Chinese, which means "Heaven helps those who help themselves."

5. Truth never fears investigation.事实从来不怕调查。

5. Truth never fears investigation.

6. Misfortune tests the sincerity offriends.患难见真情。

6. Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

7. Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。

7. Every man has his faults. Just as gold is not pure, and no one is perfect.

8. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。

8. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. This means you cannot exhaust your energy or resources excessively.

9. Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

9. Delight the eye but plague the heart. Seeking temporary pleasure will inevitably leave hidden troubles.

10. Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半。

10. A good beginning is half the battle.

11. A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。

11. A faithful friend is hard to find.

12. Respect yourself， or no one else willrespect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。?>

12. Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. One must be self-respecting to be respected by others.

13. Don’t trouble trouble until troubletroubles you.不要自找麻烦。

13. Don't make trouble until trouble makes you.

14. It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。

14. There is no point in crying over spilt milk. It is impossible to undo what has been done.

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

15. Where there is a will, there is a way. As the saying goes, "Where there is a will, there is a way."

16. Victory belongs to the most persevering. 坚持不懈才能胜利。

16. Victory belongs to the most persevering. Perseverance is the key to victory.

17. Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。

17. Virtue is far fairer than beauty.

18. Knowledge starts with practice.实践出真知。

18. Knowledge begins with practice. Practice brings true knowledge.

19. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。

19. A man can do no more than he can. One should always act according to one's ability.

20. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。

20. A friend in need is a friend indeed. translates to "A friend in need is truly a friend."

21. Penny wise， pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。

21. Penny wise, pound foolish. This means "to be overly concerned with small expenses at the expense of larger ones."

22. Where there is life，there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

22. Where there is life, there is hope. As long as there is the mountain, there is no fear of not having enough firewood.

23. Speech is silver，silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。

23. Speech is silver, silence is gold. translates to "23. Words are silver, silence is gold."

24. It is not how long， but how well we live. 莫求活得长，但求活得好。

24. It is not the length of life, but the quality of life that matters. Don't seek to live long, but to live well.

25. Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。

25. Time and tide wait for no man. - Time and the tides do not wait for anyone.

26. Live not to eat， but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

26. Live not for eating, but eat for living.

27. Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。

27. Time cures all things. Time is the balm for all wounds.

28. Every coin has two sides.每个硬币都有两面。

28. Every coin has two sides.

29. Good things come to those who wait. 苍天不负苦心人。

29. Good things come to those who wait. Patience is rewarded.

30. He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

30. He laughs best who laughs last. Who laughs last, laughs best.

31. A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。

31. A man is known by his friends. This translates to: "A person is known by the friends they keep."

32. Reading makes a full man.读书使人完善。

32. Reading makes a full man.

33. Whatever man has done， I may do. 别人已经做到的，我也能做到。

33. Whatever man has done, I may do. What others have achieved, I can also achieve.

34. Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸鱼。

34. Never fish in troubled waters. Do not meddle in other people's affairs.

35. Experience is the best teacher. 经验是最好的老师。

35. Experience is the best teacher. Translation to English: 35. Experience is the best teacher.

36. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮。

36. Two heads are better than one. Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang.

37. Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。

37. Complacency is the enemy of study. — The enemy of learning is one's own satisfaction.

38. Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

38. Failure is the mother of success.

39. Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明的动力。

39. Necessity is the mother of invention. Need is the driving force of invention.

40. Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。

40. Two heads are better than one. The collective wisdom yields more than individual efforts.

41. The farthest way about is the nearestway home.抄近路反而绕远路。

41. The longest distance is the shortest way home. Taking a shortcut actually ends up being a longer route.

42. He who makes constant complaint getslittle compassion.经常诉苦，没人同情。

42. He who constantly complains receives little compassion.

43. Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。

43. Failure is the mother of success. - Failure is the mother of success.

44. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 人人都是自己命运的建筑师。

44. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Translation: Each person is the architect of their own destiny.

45. East or west， home is best. 东好西好，还是家里最好。

45. East or west, home is the best. Whether it's the East or the West, home is always the best.

46. Keep good men company and you shall beof the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

46. Keep good company and you shall be counted among them. "Near the red, one turns red; near the black, one turns black."

47. Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。

47. Birds of a feather flock together. (The saying goes, "like attracts like," meaning that people tend to associate with those who are similar to them.)

48. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

48. A friend in need is a friend indeed. True friends are revealed in times of adversity.

49. Empty vessels make the most sound. 满瓶水不响，半瓶响叮当。

49. Empty vessels make the most sound. A full vessel does not make a sound, but a half-filled vessel tinkles.

50. Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

50. Experience is the mother of wisdom. - Practice is the source of true knowledge.

51. Where there is life， there is hope. 有生命，就有希望。

51. Where there is life, there is hope. There is life, there is hope.

52. You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。

52. You cannot have your cake and eat it. You cannot have both fish and bear's paws; you can't have both.

53. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。

53. Not everything that shines is gold.

54. Action speak louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

54. Actions speak louder than words.

55. It is more blessed to give than to receive. 施比受有福。

55. It is more blessed to give than to receive. This translates to: "55. It is more blessed to give than to receive."

56. It is the first step that coststroublesome.万事开头难。

56. The first step is the one that is troublesome.

57. Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。

57. A good beginning is half the battle.

58. One good turn deserves another.行善积德。

58. One good turn deserves another. Do good and it will be repaid.

59. If at first you don't succeed， try again. 如果初次不成功，就要一试再试。

59. If at first you don't succeed, try again. If the first attempt is not successful, you should try again.

60. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

60. Knowledge is power. Translation: Knowledge is power.

61. One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，缪之千里。

61. One false step will make a great difference. "A little mistake will lead to a great deviation."

62. Don’t try to teach your grandmother tosuck eggs.不要班门弄斧。

62. Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Don't try to show off your skills in front of an expert.

63. He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。

63. He who does not advance loses ground. - To row against the current, not moving forward is to retreat.

64. Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。

64. Patience is the best remedy. Translation: Endurance is the best medicine.

65. Life is too short to waste. 生命短促，不容浪费。

65. Life is too short to waste. Life is too brief to squander.

66. Knowledge advances by steps and not byleaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。

66. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps. Knowledge can only progress gradually, not by leaps.

67. Wasting time is robbing oneself. 浪费时间就是掠夺自己。

67. Wasting time is robbing oneself. - Losing time is stealing from oneself.

68. Pride goes before， and shame comesafter.骄傲使人落后。

68. Pride comes before the fall, and shame follows.

69. Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。

69. Every advantage has its disadvantage. — There is a disadvantage to every advantage.

70. Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。

70. Make hay while the sun shines. Don't miss the opportunity when it's ripe.

71. Knowledge is long， life is short. 吾生有涯，而知无涯。

71. Knowledge is vast, life is short. My life has limits, but knowledge has no bounds.

72. Easier said than done.说得容易，做得难。

72. Easier said than done.

73. Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。

73. Experience must be bought. - As the saying goes, "A fall teaches a wise man."

74. A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。

74. A friend is easier lost than found. - It is easier to lose a friend than to find one.

75. A candle lights others and consumesitself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

75. A candle lights others and consumes itself.

76. The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

76. The early bird catches the worm.

77. Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。

77. Every day is not Sunday. Good times do not last forever.

78. Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。

78. Take things as they come. - When it comes, adapt to it.

79. A friend is never known till a man hasneed.需要之时方知友。

79. A friend is never known till a man has need. Translation: A friend is not truly known until one is in need.

80. A fall into a pit， a gain in your wit.吃一堑， 长一智。

80. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. - A fall into a pit, a gain in your wisdom.

81. A man cannot spin and reel at the sametime.一心不能二用。

81. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. One cannot divide one's attention between two tasks at once.

82. He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。

82. The one who speaks the least knows the most. The wise appear simple.

83. All things are difficult before theyare easy.凡事总是由难而易。

83. All things are difficult before they become easy.

84. Honesty is the best policy.诚实不欺为上策。

84. Honesty is the best policy.

85. Books and friends should be few butgood.读书如交友，应求少而精。

85. Books and friends should be few but good. (Reading books is like making friends; one should aim for quality over quantity.)