1. 强中自有强中手，恶人自有恶人磨。

1. The strong have their own match, and the wicked have their own punishment.

2. 知事少时烦恼少，识人多处是非多。

2. The fewer acquaintances a governor has when young, the fewer troubles they will encounter; the more people they know, the more disputes and misunderstandings they will face.

3. 大难不死必有后福。

3. If one survives a great disaster, there will be good fortune to come.

4. 将相头上堪走马，公侯肚里好撑船。

4. On the heads of the ministers and commanders, horses can gallop; within the bellies of the lords and nobles, ships can be supported.

5. 年节好过日子难过。

5. It's harder to have a good time during the holidays than to have a hard time.

6. 三分医，七分养，十分防。

6. Three parts medicine, seven parts nurturing, and ten parts prevention.

7. 上梁不正下梁歪。

7. If the top beam is crooked, the lower beams will be as well.

8. 见者易，学者难；莫将容易得，便作等闲看。

8. It's easy to see, but hard to learn; do not take the easily obtained and treat it as casual.

9. 近来学得乌龟法，得缩头时且缩头。

9. Lately, I've learned the art of the turtle; when it's time to retreat, I'll retreat.

10. 人生一世，草生一春。

10. In a lifetime, grass grows in a spring.

11. 水太清则无鱼，人太紧则无智。

11. Too clear water has no fish, and too tight a person has no wisdom.

12. 好事不背人，背人没好事。

12. Good things do not come from others' backs, and things that come from others' backs are not good.

13. 好言一句千钧重。

13. A kind word weighs a ton.

14. 闲事莫管，无事早归。

14. Mind your own business and return home early if there's nothing to do.

15. 人奸地薄货货抽条。

15. People are cunning and the land is barren, goods are scarce and resources are depleted.

16. 人过三十天过午。

16. Once a person reaches thirty, time is half past noon.

17. 强扭的瓜不甜，强成的婚不幸。

17. A melon twisted too much is not sweet, and a marriage forced is unhappy.

18. 年年防飢，夜夜防盗。

18. Every year we prevent famine, every night we guard against theft.

19. 有帐不怕重算。

19. Having an account is not afraid of being recalculated.

20. 待客容易请客难。

20. It's easy to entertain guests, but hard to invite them.

21. 人过留名，雁过留声。

21. A person leaves a name behind, and a wild goose leaves a sound.

22. 早茶夜酒黎明色，害己伤身是三灾。

22. Early tea, late wine, and dawn's color; harming oneself and damaging one's health are the three calamities.

23. 牆有缝，壁有耳。

23. There are cracks in the walls, and there are eavesdroppers in the walls.

24. 三思而行，再斯可矣。

24. Think thrice before acting, and that is enough.

25. 点塔七层，不如暗处一灯。

25. It is better to have one lamp in the dark than a pagoda with seven stories.

26. 春栽杨柳夏栽桑，正月种松好时光。

26. Plant willows in spring and mulberries in summer, January is the best time to plant pine trees.

27. 近水不可枉用水，近山不可枉烧柴。

27. Do not waste water when near water, and do not waste wood when near mountains.

28. 穷人家养不起十八岁大姑娘。

28. Poor families cannot afford to raise an 18-year-old daughter.

29. 家有千口，主事一人。

29. A household of a thousand people, but only one person in charge.

30. 子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。

30. A son does not disdain his mother for her ugliness, and a dog does not turn against its home for its poverty.

31. 三个臭皮匠，合个诸葛亮。

31. Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang.

32. 有一过分，必有一缺陷。

32. Where there is an excess, there must be a deficiency.

33. 世上万般皆下品，思量惟有读书高。

33. All things in the world are of low value, but the only thing worth contemplating is reading.

34. 为善最乐，为恶难逃。

34. It is the greatest joy to do good, and it is difficult to escape from doing evil.

35. 人活百岁终有一死。

35. People will eventually die even if they live to be a hundred.

36. 父母恩深终有别，夫妻义重也分离。

36. Parents' love is profound, yet there comes a time for parting; the bond of husband and wife is strong, yet separation is inevitable.

37. 小时是兄弟，长大各乡里。

37. Hours are brothers, growing up in different villages.

38. 积善三年人不知，作恶一日远近闻。

38. Three years of doing good, no one knows; one day of doing evil, its fame spreads far and wide.

39. 柴多火焰高，人多办法好。

39. More wood, higher the flame; more people, better the ideas.

40. 人多山倒，力众海移。

40. Many hands make light work; with a crowd of people, even the sea can be moved.

41. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

41. If you don't do anything wrong, you won't fear the ghosts at the door.

42. 无钱方断酒，临老始看轻。

42. Lack of money cuts off wine drinking, and only when old does one begin to value it lightly.

43. 三人同行，必有我师焉。

43. When three walk together, there must be someone I can learn from.

44. 一代做官九代绝，一家发财九家贫。

44. One generation of officials ends the line for nine generations, one family's prosperity leads to poverty for nine families.

45. 九月不刨葱，十月落场空。

45. If you don't dig up the scallions in September, there will be nothing left in October.

46. 病怕没名，疮怕有名。

46. The disease fears to be nameless, while the sore fears to be named.

47. 三言两语话，七嘴八舌头。

47. In a few words, it's like a chorus of many voices.

48. 有钱能使鬼推磨，无钱能叫磨推鬼。

48. Money can make the devil work for you, and without money, you can make the devil push the grindstone.

49. 得宠思辱，居安虑危。

49. Reflect on dishonor while favored, and consider danger while at peace.

50. 有**不愁打。

50. There is no worry about fighting.

51. 滴水不成海，独木难成林。

51. A drop of water does not make an ocean, a single tree cannot form a forest.

52. 枯木逢春犹再发，人无再度两少年。

52. Even withered wood can bloom again in spring, but humans cannot have two youthful years back.

53. 让人不算痴，日后得便宜。

53. It's not foolish to be considerate now; you'll benefit in the future.

54. 水潜养不住大鱼。

54. Water submersion cannot keep big fish.

55. 谁人不爱子孙贤。谁人不爱千锺粟。

55. Who does not love descendants who are wise and virtuous? Who does not love a thousand measures of grain?

56. 人情莫道春光好，只怕秋来有冷时。

56. Do not say that human feelings are as good as springtime, for I fear there will be a cold season when autumn comes.

57. 久住令人贱，频来亲也疏。

57. Long residence makes one cheap, frequent visits make one distant.

58. 学者如禾如稻，不学者如蒿如草。

58. Scholars are like grain like rice, while those who do not study are like reeds and grass.

59. 酒逢知己饮﹐诗向会人吟。

59. Wine is for the friends to drink, poetry is for those who appreciate it to recite.

60. 什么风都下雨，什么病都死人。

60. Any wind brings rain, and any disease can take a life.

61. 贫居闹市无人识﹐富在深山有远亲。?>

61. Poor in the bustling city, no one knows; rich in the deep mountains, distant relatives appear.

62. 一天人有三不顺。

62. In a day, there are three things that are not in harmony.

63. 自恨枝无叶﹐莫怨太阳偏。

63. Blame not the sun for being partial, when you're sorry your branches have no leaves.

64. 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后。

64. If a knife is not sharpened, it will rust; if a person does not learn, they will fall behind.

65. 饥不择食，慌不择路。

65. Desperation leads to picking at food without choice, and panic leads to taking the wrong path.

66. 白发不随老人去，看来又是白头翁。

66. The white hair does not follow the old man away; it seems he is another white-haired elder.

67. 择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。

67. Follow the good and correct the bad.

68. 人怕穷，马怕瘦。

68. People fear poverty, horses fear emaciation.

69. 多一个铃铛多一声响，多一枝蜡烛多一分光。

69. One more bell adds one more sound, one more candle adds one more light.

70. 许人一物，千金不移。

70. To give someone an item, a thousand ounces of gold would not sway it.

71. 害胆病的，连海螺也看成黄色的。

71. Those suffering from jaundice even regard the sea snail as yellow.

72. 儿孙自有儿孙福，莫把儿孙作马牛。

72. The children and grandchildren have their own destiny; do not treat them as beasts of burden.

73. 旱枣涝栗子，不旱不涝收柿子。

73. When the jujube trees suffer from drought and the chestnut trees from flood, the persimmon trees will yield neither drought nor flood.

74. 一份预防方，胜过百份药。

74. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

75. 但存方寸地，留与子孙耕。

75. But keep a small piece of land, to leave for the descendants to cultivate.

76. 螳螂捕蝉，岂知黄雀在后。

76. The mantis catches the cicada, yet unaware that a magpie is lurking behind.