1. 耳听为虚，眼见为实。

1. What you hear is not as reliable as what you see.

2. 常在河边走，贵在不湿鞋。

2. The key is not to get one's feet wet while often walking by the river.

3. 恭可平人怒，让可息人争。

3. The dignified can pacify people's anger, the yielding can calm people's disputes.

4. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

4. "Those who keep company with the red will become red, and those who keep company with the black will become black."

5. 爱花花结果，爱柳柳成荫。?>

5. Love flowers, and they will bear fruit; love willows, and they will provide shade.

6. 多行不义必自毖。

6. Unrighteousness over many lines will surely bring its own retribution.

7. 道虽近，不行不至；事虽小，不做不成。

7. The path may be near, but it won't reach its destination if not walked; the matter may be small, but it won't be accomplished if not done.

8. 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后。

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

9. 寒从足下起，火从头上生。

9. Cold starts from the feet, heat arises from the head.

10. 微小的德行，胜过美好的格言。

10. Small virtues are better than fine proverbs.

11. 吃亏不算傻，让人不算痴。

11. It's not foolish to endure a loss, and it's not foolish to let others.

12. 敏而好学，不耻下问。

12. Be intelligent and eager to learn, and do not feel ashamed to ask those who are less knowledgeable.

13. 饭后百步走，活到九十九。

13. Walking a hundred steps after a meal will help you live to be ninety-nine.

14. 雪中要学山上松，风前不做墙头草。

14. Learn from the pines on the mountains in the snow, and don't become a wallside grass before the wind.

15. 弹琴知音，谈话知心。

15. Playing the guqin with a like-minded person, conversing with someone who knows your heart.

16. 饭前一碗汤，气死好药方。

16. A bowl of soup before a meal, it's better than the best medicine.

17. 打架不能劝一边，看人不能看一面。

17. You can't persuade someone to stop fighting; you can't judge a person by just one side.

18. 金钱如粪土，脸面值千金。

18. Money is like dung, while face is worth ten thousand.

19. 人修好嘴，马修好尾。

19. A person improves their mouth, a horse improves their tail.

20. 吃多伤身，气大伤神。

20. Eating too much harms the body, and being overly angry harms the spirit.

21. 纸包不住火，人包不住错。

21. Paper cannot wrap up fire, and a person cannot wrap up mistakes.

22. 助人要及时，帮人要帮心。

22. Help others promptly, and help with a willing heart.

23. 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已。

23. Toil to the utmost, and rest in peace after death.

24. 自重者，然后人重；人轻者，由于己轻。

24. He who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. If one is looked down upon by others, it is because of one's own humility.

25. 砖怕坏坯子，人怕坏名声。

25. Bricks fear bad bricks, and people fear a bad reputation.

26. 玩笑应适可而止。

26. Jokes should know when to stop.

27. 乳名是父母取的，坏名是自己造的。

27. The nickname is given by the parents, while the bad name is created by oneself.

28. 丢掉包袱，轻装前进。

28. Drop the burden and move forward lightly.

29. 儿大分家，树大分杈。

29. As the child grows up, the family splits; as the tree grows tall, its branches spread wide.

30. 粗饭养人，粗活益身。

30. Coarse rice nourishes the body, and hard work benefits the health.

31. 逢恶不怕，逢善不欺。

31. Fear not the evil, and do not deceive the good.

32. 当局者迷，旁观者清。

32. The person involved is blind to the situation, while the onlooker sees clearly.

33. 无事时要提防，有事时要镇定。

33. Be vigilant when there is nothing, and composed when there is something.

34. 谦受益，满招损。

34. Modesty brings benefits, while pride brings harm.

35. 两袖清风，一身正气。

35. With pure hands and a dignified demeanor.

36. 滴水成河，粒米成箩。

36. Drip by drip, a river is formed; grain by grain, a sack is filled.

37. 好处着手，坏处着想。

37. Start with the good and think of the bad.

38. 仁义道德，为人莫缺。

38. Benevolence, righteousness, and morality are essential in a person's character.

39. 生命不止，奋斗不息。

39. Life goes on, never ceasing to struggle.

40. 聪明人责备自己，愚蠢人埋怨朋友。

40. Wise people blame themselves, foolish people blame their friends.

41. 过头话少说，过头事少做。

41. Don't say too much, and don't do too much.

42. 想别人如何待你，你就应该如何待人。

42. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

43. 想得越少的人，说得越多。

43. The less one thinks, the more one talks.

44. 大欺小，不公道；大帮小，呱呱叫。

44. Bullying the small is unfair; helping the small is commendable.

45. 天燥有雨，人躁有祸。

45. In dry weather there may be rain, and in people's restlessness there may be disaster.

46. 当你毁坏别人的时候，已经毁坏了你自己。

46. When you destroy others, you are already destroying yourself.

47. 宁可吃亏，不可食言。

47. It's better to suffer a loss than to break one's promise.

48. 胆大走遍天下，胆小寸步难行。

48. Boldness can travel the world, while timidity can only take a step at a time.

49. 耳不听不烦，眼不见不馋。

49. If you don't listen, you won't be annoyed; if you don't see, you won't be envious.

50. 不要原谅自己，但对别人应宽容。

50. Do not forgive yourself, but be tolerant of others.

51. 打蛇打七寸，挖树先挖根。

51. To strike a snake at its vital point, and to dig a tree, start with its roots.

52. 心地纯洁的人日夜坦然。

52. A pure-hearted person is serene day and night.

53. 君子鸡蛋吃不饱，一个臭名背到老。

53. A gentleman's egg won't satisfy the stomach, one's bad reputation lingers for a lifetime.

54. 有借有还，再借不难。

54. If you borrow and return, it's not hard to borrow again.

55. 东西越用越少，学问越学越多。

55. The more you use something, the less there is of it; the more you learn, the more knowledge you acquire.

56. 当着矮人，别说矮话。

56. Don't speak small talk in front of dwarves.

57. 黄金丢失可得，名誉扫地难回。

57. It is possible to recover lost gold, but it is difficult to regain one's tarnished reputation.

58. 要求太平，处事公平。

58. Seek peace and act justly.

59. 大人不记小人过，宰相肚里好撑船。

59. Great people do not hold grudges against the small, and a prime minister's belly is good for rowing a boat.

60. 锅不打不漏，话不说不透。

60. If a pot is not beaten, it will not leak; if words are not spoken, they will not be understood.