1. 不看人亲不亲，要看理顺不顺。

1. It doesn't matter whether the person is close or not; what matters is whether the situation is handled properly.

2. 老马识路数，老人通世故。

2. The old horse knows the way, and the elderly are well-versed in the world's affairs.

3. 歹马害群，臭柑豁筐。

3. A bad horse can spoil the whole herd, and a stinking tangerine can spoil a basket.

4. 吃要吃有味的，说要说有理的。

4. Eat should be tasty, and speak should be reasonable.

5. 不怕学问浅，就怕志气短。

5. It is not that one fears their knowledge is shallow, but that one fears their ambition is short.

6. 穷人不攀高亲，落雨不爬高墩。

6. Poor people do not seek high connections, and in rainy weather they do not climb high embankments.

7. 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚。

7. In times of need, one turns to prayer only when there is no other option.

8. 刀伤易治，口伤难医。

8. Wounds from a knife are easy to heal, but wounds to the mouth are hard to cure.

9. 砍柴上山，捉鸟上树。

9. Cut wood on the mountain, catch birds on the tree.

10. 行为不正经，舌头短三分。

10. Improper behavior, a three-inch shorter tongue.

11. 有理不可丢，无理不可争。

11. Reasonable things should not be discarded, and unreasonable things cannot be argued with.

12. 当家才知盐米贵，出门才晓路难行。

12. Only when you are at home do you know the value of salt and rice; only when you go out do you realize how difficult it is to travel.

13. 刻薄不赚钱，忠厚不折本。

13. Sharp-tongued does not make money, honest does not lose.

14. 树老根子深，人老骨头硬。

14. The older the tree, the deeper its roots; the older the person, the harder their bones.

15. 吃过的馍馍不香，嚼过的甘蔗不甜。

15. Bread that has been eaten doesn't smell good, and sugarcane that has been chewed doesn't taste sweet.

16. 鼓不敲不响，理不辩不明。

16. A drum won't sound unless struck, and a point won't be clear unless argued.

17. 宁可认错，不可说谎。

17. It's better to admit a mistake than to tell a lie.

18. 有话说在当面，有事摆在眼前。

18. Speak your mind to my face, and lay your issues before me.

19. 打空拳费力，说空话劳神。

19. It takes effort to swing an empty fist and it taxes the mind to speak empty words.

20. 钟不敲不鸣，人不学不灵。

20. If the bell does not ring, it will not chime; if a person does not learn, they will not be smart.

21. 弱敌不可轻，强敌不可畏。

21. Do not underestimate a weak enemy, nor fear a strong one.

22. 宁叫心受苦，不叫脸受热。

22. It's better to let the heart suffer than the face be hot.

23. 舌头是肉长的，事实是铁打的。

23. The tongue is made of flesh, but the facts are as hard as iron.

24. 耳听为虚，眼见为实。

24. What one hears is false, but what one sees is real.

25. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

25. As the road reveals the strength of a horse, time reveals the true nature of a person.

26. 好人争理，坏人争嘴。

26. Good people argue for justice, bad people argue for their own advantage.

27. 不怕鬼吓人，就怕人吓人。

27. It's not the ghosts that scare me, but the people.

28. 有理说实话，没理说蛮话。

28. Tell the truth when you have a reason, and speak boldly when you don't.

29. 水不流会发臭，人不学会落后。?>

29. Water that does not flow will become臭 (stinky), and people who do not learn will fall behind.

30. 以势服人口，以理服人心。

30. Conquer people with power and hearts with reason.

31. 人行千里路，胜读十年书。

31. To travel a thousand miles is better than to read ten years of books.

32. 水不平要流，理不平要说。

32. If water is uneven, it will flow; if principles are uneven, they must be spoken.

33. 树老半空心，人老百事通。

33. An old tree is half hollow, and an old person knows everything.

34. 力是压大的，胆是吓大的。

34. Strength is built under pressure, courage is grown through fear.

35. 只有千里的名声，没有千里的威风。

35. There is only a reputation of a thousand miles, but no power or influence to match.

36. 鸟往明处飞，人往高处去。

36. Birds fly towards the light, and people strive for higher positions.

37. 生人不生胆，力大也枉然。

37. It is of no use to be strong if one lacks courage.

38. 隔行如隔山，隔行不隔理。

38. "Different professions are like mountains apart, but they don't separate principles."

39. 天无二日，人无二理。

39. The sky has no two suns, and people have no two principles.

40. 君子报仇三年，小人报仇眼前。

40. A gentleman avenges himself over three years, while a small man avenges himself at sight.

41. 鸟美在羽毛，人美在勤劳。

41. Birds are beautiful in their feathers, and people are beautiful in their diligence.

42. 宁喝朋友的白水，不吃敌人的蜂蜜。

42. It's better to drink plain water from a friend than eat honey from an enemy.

43. 不要骑两头马，不要喝两头茶。

43. Don't ride two horses at once, and don't drink two cups of tea at a time.

44. 走路不怕上高山，撑船不怕过险滩。

44. No fear of climbing high mountains when walking, no fear of navigating dangerous rapids when rowing.

45. 一好遮不了百丑，百好遮不了一丑。

45. One good cannot cover a hundred bads, and a hundred goods cannot cover one bad.

46. 脚踏十字稳，不怕棒槌滚。

46. Steadily step on the cross, fear not the rolling hammer.

47. 饭来张口，衣来伸手。

47. Live off others' hands; depend on others for everything.

48. 脚正不怕鞋歪，心正不怕雷打。

48. As long as your feet are straight, you have nothing to fear from crooked shoes; as long as your heart is just, you have nothing to fear from lightning strikes.

49. 山高有攀头，路远有奔头。

49. High mountains have peaks to climb, distant roads have destinations to reach.

50. 一等二靠三落空，一想二干三成功。

50. If you rely on one thing and depend on another, you will end up empty-handed. But if you think about it, then do it, you will achieve success.

51. 勤劳是个宝，一生离不了。

51. Diligence is a treasure, one can't live without it for a lifetime.

52. 朋友千个少，敌人一个多。

52. The fewer friends you have, the more enemies you gain.