1. Now or never 机不可失，失不再来。

1. Now or never: Opportunity knocks but once.

2. The achievement of one skill should be a lifelong endeavor.

2. The achievement of one skill should be a lifelong pursuit.

3. No practice, no gain in one''s wit 吃一堑，长一智。

3. No practice, no gain in one's wit. -- "A fall in the learning, a rise in the wisdom."

4. Nothing es amiss to a hungry man 饥不择食。

4. To a hungry man, anything is good enough to eat.

5. He who knows not enough is fond of learning， and he who asks shame is complacent.

5. He who knows not enough is fond of learning, and he who is not ashamed to ask is complacent.

6. Not let the grass grow under one''s feet 不失时机。

6. Not let the grass grow under one's feet - Seize the moment.

7. 宁为穷汉住阁楼，拥有好书任我读，不愿身居帝王位，纵有好书不爱读。

7. I would rather be a poor man living in a attic, with a wealth of good books to read, than be on the throne of an emperor, even if I had plenty of books and did not care to read them.

8. 知识埋在谦虚的大海里。

8. Knowledge is buried in the ocean of modesty.

9. 一艺之成，当尽毕生之力。

9. To master a single skill, one should exert all their lifetime efforts.

10. Fools grow without watering

10. Fools grow without watering

11. No oke without some fire 无风不起浪。

11. No fire without smoke; no peace without some trouble.

12. No song, no supper 不劳无获。

12. No song, no supper — No work, no pay.

13. The more clearly the needle is used， the more clever the brain is.

13. The clearer the use of the needle, the sharper the mind.

14. No rule without an exception 没有一条规则没有例外。

14. No rule without an exception - There is no rule that does not have an exception.

15. Fools have best luck

15. Fools have the best luck.

16. No wisdom like silence 智者寡言。

16. No wisdom like silence — A wise man speaks little.

17. He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning

17. He who is ashamed to ask is ashamed of learning.

18. He who knows most knows best how little he knows

18. He who knows the most knows best how little he knows.

19. Nothing seek, nothing find 无所求，则无所获。

19. Seek nothing, find nothing. - Without seeking, there is nothing to gain.

20. 谁要懂得多，就要睡得少。

20. He who wants to know more must sleep less.

21. The steps， though laborious， are getting higher and higher step by step.

21. The steps, though laborious, are getting higher and higher step by step.

22. You can't slacken the rope， and you can't stop moving forward.?>

22. You cannot slacken the rope, and you cannot stop moving forward.

23. I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading

23. I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading.

24. Novelty is the great parent of pleasure 新奇生乐趣。

24. Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. (Newness is the great source of enjoyment.)

25. 积累知识胜过积累金银。

25. Accumulating knowledge is superior to accumulating gold and silver.

26. He is wise that knows when hes well enough

26. He is wise who knows when he is well enough.

27. 傻子闲不住，总爱搬来搬去，蠢人爱见异思迁。

27. Fools are never idle, always fond of moving from place to place; idiots love to change their minds.

28. 才华是刀刃，辛苦是磨刀石。

28. Talent is the blade, hard work is the whetstone.

29. He that travels far knows much

29. He who travels far knows much.

30. No way is impossible to courage 勇敢面前没有通不过的路。

30. There is no way that is impossible to courage; there is no road that cannot be passed through before courage.

31. Fools and bairns should not see half-done work

31. Fools and children should not see half-finished work

32. Nothing es from or of nothing 无风不起浪。

32. Nothing comes from or of nothing. No wind stirs without a cause.

33. Handsome is that handsome does

33. Handsome is that which is handsome.

34. Practice as much as you can， and stay without practice.

34. Practice as much as you can, and keep at it without interruption.

35. 注意力是智慧的门户。

35. Attention is the portal to wisdom.

36. No road is long with good pany 途有好伴，不觉路远。

36. No road is long with good company. With good company, the journey is not long.

37. 上台阶尽管费力，却一步比一步高。

37. Climbing the steps is tiring, but each step is higher than the last.

38. Nothing crave, nothing have 有求才有应。

38. Nothing crave, nothing have - There is a response only when there is a demand.

39. Knowledge is a golden pot， no one can steal it.

39. Knowledge is a golden pot; no one can steal it.

40. The door is open and everything is loose.

40. The door is open and everything is loose.

41. To accumulate knowledge is better than to accumulate gold and silver.

41. Accumulating knowledge is better than accumulating gold and silver.

42. 针越用越明，脑越用越灵。

42. The more one uses it, the brighter the needle becomes, and the more one uses it, the sharper the brain becomes.