1. 吃一堑，长一智。

1. Suffer one defeat, gain one lesson.

2. 常说口里顺，常做手不笨。

2. It's often said that speaking smoothly comes from frequent practice, and dexterity comes from constant action.

3. 日日行，不怕千万里；常常做，不怕千万事。

3. Day by day, there's no fear of traveling a thousand miles; constantly doing, there's no fear of a thousand things.

4. 绳在细处断，冰在薄处裂。

4. The rope breaks at its thin spot, and the ice cracks at its thin place.

5. 大蒜是个宝，常吃身体好。

5. Garlic is a treasure, eating it often keeps the body healthy.

6. 不磨不炼，不成好汉。

6. No grinding, no refining; no man can be a hero without it.

7. 放虎归山，必有后患。

7. Let the tiger return to the mountains, and there will surely be trouble in the future.

8. 三天不念口生，三年不做手生。

8. Not reciting for three days makes the mouth stale, and not doing anything for three years makes the hands stale.

9. 锅不打不漏，话不说不透。

9. If you don't cook the pot, it won't leak; if you don't say the words, they won't be understood.

10. 疮怕有名，病怕没名。

10. A wound fears fame, while a disease fears anonymity.

11. 寸草铡三刀，料少也长膘。

11. Even a small blade of grass, cut thrice, can fatten with a little.

12. 吃饭先喝汤，老了不受伤。

12. Eat first by sipping soup, and in old age you won't get injured.

13. 不怕乱如麻，只怕不调查。

13. It's not the mess that one fears, but the lack of investigation.

14. 鼓不敲不响，理不辩不明。

14. A drum does not sound unless struck; a truth is not made clear unless argued.

15. 不懂装懂，永世饭桶。

15. Pretend to know when you don't, and you'll be a blockhead for all eternity.

16. 打虎要力，捉猴要智。

16. To fight a tiger, one needs strength; to catch a monkey, one needs wisdom.

17. 车有车道，马有马路。

17. Cars have their lanes, and horses have their roads.

18. 病急乱投医，逢庙就烧香。

18. In a hurry to seek a cure, they burn incense at every temple they come across.

19. 双手是活宝，一世用不了。

19. The hands are a treasure, but they can't be used up in a lifetime.

20. 山高有攀头，路远有奔头。

20. There is a goal to climb when the mountain is high, and there is a destination to pursue when the road is far.

21. 人人献出一点爱，人间永远是春天。

图 21. Love given by everyone makes the world forever spring-like.

22. 帮助别人要忘掉，别人帮己要记牢。

22. When helping others, forget about it; when others help you, remember it.

23. 看准北斗星，就不会迷失方向。

23. Keep an eye on the North Star, and you will not lose your way.

24. 多下及时雨，少放马后炮。

24. Act promptly like timely rain, rather than fire shots after the battle has been lost.

25. 宠狗上灶，宠子不孝。

25. If one treats a dog like a favorite, one's son will not be filial.

26. 大意失荆州，骄傲失街亭。

26. Overconfidence led to the loss of Jingzhou, pride led to the loss of the Jieting Pass.

27. 聪明在于学习，天才在于积累。

27. Wisdom lies in learning, genius in accumulation.

28. 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。

28. Humility brings progress, while pride leads to regression.

29. 秤砣虽小，能压千斤。

29. The weight may be small, but it can bear a thousand catties.

30. 不怕路长，只怕心老。

30. Not afraid of the long road, only afraid of the heart getting old.

31. 打铁看火候，庄稼赶时候。

31. The quality of iron is judged by the fire's heat, the yield of crops by the timing.

32. 帮助别人的人，能得到别人的帮助。

32. Those who help others will receive help from others.

33. 东西越用越少，学问越学越多。

33. The more we use things, the less they become; the more we learn, the more knowledge we accumulate.

34. 儿大不由爷，女大不由娘。

34. When a son grows up, he does not follow his father's will; when a daughter grows up, she does not follow her mother's wishes.

35. 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝。

35. An illness comes upon one like a mountain falling, and leaves like the unraveling of silk.

36. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

36. If you don't enter the tiger's cave, how can you catch the tiger's cub?

37. 水往下流，人争上游。

37. Water flows downwards, but people strive to rise upwards.

38. 大路不走草成窝，好歌不唱忘记多。

38. The main road is not taken, the grass becomes a nest; a good song not sung, many memories forgotten.

39. 病从口入，寒从脚起。

39. Sickness enters through the mouth, coldness starts from the feet.

40. 打鱼的不离水边，打柴的不离山边。?>

40. Fishermen never stray far from the water's edge, and woodcutters never leave the mountainside.