1. 天时不如地利，地利不如人和。

1. Favorable timing is not as good as favorable geography, and favorable geography is not as good as harmonious people.

2. 相逢不饮空归去﹐洞口桃花也笑人。

2. If we meet and do not drink, we return empty-handed; the peach blossoms at the cave's entrance also laugh at us.

3. 万事劝人休瞒昧，举头三尺有神明。

3. Always advise others not to deceive, for there is a divine presence just three feet above.

4. 人心似铁，官法如炉。

4. The hearts of people are as hard as iron, and the laws of the officials are like a furnace.

5. 只要自己上进，不怕人家看轻。?>

5. As long as one strives for self-improvement, one should not fear being looked down upon.

6. 一人一般心﹐无钱堪买针。

6. A person usually has one heart, but no money to buy a needle.

7. 他人碌碌，不涉你足。

7. Let others busy themselves, it does not concern your feet.

8. 宁可做过，不可错过。

8. Better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all.

9. 人各有心，心各有见。

9. Each person has their own heart, and each heart has its own views.

10. 君子固穷，小人穷斯滥也。

10. The gentleman remains steadfast in adversity, while the small man becomes extravagant when faced with adversity.

11. 小时偷针，大了偷金。

11. Steal a needle as a child, steal gold as an adult.

12. 见事莫说，问事不知。

12. Do not speak when you see something, and do not know when you are asked about something.

13. 宁可身骨苦，不叫面皮羞。

13. It's better to endure physical hardship than to let one's face be shamed.

14. 有话说在当面，有事摆在眼前。

14. Speak your mind to the face, and put matters on the table.

15. 偷来钱，两三天；血汗钱，万万年。

15. Money stolen, for a couple of days; money earned through sweat and blood, for ten thousand years.

16. 坛口封得住，人口封不住。

16. The mouth of the altar can be sealed, but not the population.

17. 入门休问荣枯事，观看容颜便得知。

17. Do not inquire about the rise and fall of fortunes, just by looking at one's appearance you can tell.

18. 儿孙自有儿孙福，莫把儿孙作马牛。

18. The children and grandchildren have their own blessings; do not treat your children and grandchildren as beasts of burden.

19. 谁人不爱子孙贤。谁人不爱千锺粟。

Who does not love offspring who are virtuous? Who does not cherish a thousand catties of grain?

20. 息却雷霆之怒，罢却虎狼之威。

20. Cease the thunderous anger and put aside the might of tigers and wolves.

21. 少年不努力，老大徒伤悲。

21. If the young do not strive, they will only regret in their old age.

22. 螳螂捕蝉，岂知黄雀在后。

22. The mantis catches the cicada, but does not know that the sparrow is behind it.

23. 7不登高山，不知天之高也；不临深溪，不知地之厚也。（《荀子》）

， 23. If one does not climb high mountains, one does not know the sky's height; if one does not stand by the deep river, one does not know the earth's thickness. (From Xunzi)

24. 人老心不老，身穷志不穷。

24. Age may wither the body, but not the spirit; poverty may deplete the wallet, but not the ambition.

25. 2见兔而顾犬，未为晚也；亡羊而补牢，未为迟也。（《战国策》）

25. It is not too late to call the dog when you see the rabbit; it is not too late to mend the pen when the sheep has run away. (From "The Strategies of the Warring States")

26. 幸生太平无事日，恐逢年老不多时。

26. Happy are the days of peace and tranquility, but fear comes when one realizes that old age does not last long.

27. 人怕私，地怕荒。

27. People fear secretiveness, and land fears waste.

28. 百日连阴雨，总有一朝晴。

28. After a hundred days of continuous rainy weather, there will always be a day of sunshine.

29. 10九州生气恃风雷，万马齐喑究可哀。我劝天公重抖擞，不拘一格降人才。（龚自珍）

29. The nine regions are full of vitality, relying on winds and thunder. Yet, when all horses are silent, it is truly a sorrow. I advise the Heaven to shake off its laziness and not be confined to any one style in bringing forth talents. (Gong Zizhen)

30. 宁添一斗，莫添一口。

30. It's better to add a measure rather than a mouthful.

31. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆；天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

31. As you sow, so shall you reap; as you plant melons, so shall you harvest melons; the sky's net is vast and encompassing, yet it is not leaky.

32. 井越掏，水越清；事越摆，理越明。

32. The deeper you dig a well, the clearer the water becomes; the more you discuss a matter, the clearer the reasoning becomes.

33. 14丹青不知老将至，富贵于我如浮云。（杜甫）

33. I, the painter, do not know that old age is approaching, and wealth and rank are to me as fleeting clouds. (Du Fu)

34. 道路各别，养家一般。

34. Different in paths, but similar in supporting one's family.

35. 绳锯木断，水滴石穿。

35. The saying goes, "If you saw wood with a rope, it would eventually break; if you drop water on a stone, it would eventually wear through." This proverb means that persistent and steady effort can overcome great difficulties.

36. 马看牙板，人看言行。

36. As for horses, one looks at their teeth; as for people, one observes their words and actions.

37. 翻覆之水，收之实难。

37. It is very difficult to retrieve overturned water.

38. 痴人畏妇，贤女敬夫。

38. The foolish fear their wives, the wise honor their husbands.

39. 见官莫向前，做客莫在后。

39. When encountering an official, do not step forward; when being a guest, do not lag behind.

40. 命里有时终须有，命里无时莫强求。

40. What is in one's destiny will eventually come to pass; what is not, should not be forcibly pursued.

41. 天下的弓都是弯的，世上的理都是直的。

41. The bows in the world are all curved, and the principles in the world are all straight.

42. 有钱道真语﹐无钱语不真。

42. True words are spoken with wealth, false words without.

43. 天上众星皆拱北，世间无水不朝东。

43. All stars in the heavens bow to the north, and no water on earth fails to flow eastward.

44. 好事不出门，恶事传千里。

44. Good things do not travel far, but bad things spread like wildfire.

45. 谷要自长，人要自强。

45. The grain should grow on its own, and people should strive to be self-reliant.

46. 穷人不攀高亲，落雨不爬高墩。

46. Poor people don't seek high connections, and when it rains, they don't climb high embankments.

47. 贼是小人，智过君子。

47. A thief is a small man, but his intelligence exceeds that of a gentleman.

48. 易涨易退山溪水﹐易反易覆小人心。

48. The mountain stream rises and falls easily, as does the little man's fickleness.

49. 顺天者存，逆天者亡。

49. Those who follow the heavens will survive, while those who defy them will perish.

50. 一家养女百家求，一马不行百马忧。

50. A fostered daughter is sought by a hundred families, and the failure of a single horse causes worry for a hundred horses.

51. 受恩深处宜先退，得意浓时便可休。

51. When deeply grateful, one should step back first; when overly elated, it's time to stop.

52. 吃一回亏，学一回乖。

52. One loss, one lesson learned.

53. 木尺虽短，能量千丈。

53. Though the wooden ruler is short, it can measure a thousand li.

54. 有山必有路，有水必有渡。

54. Where there are mountains, there must be paths; where there is water, there must be a crossing.

55. 人争气，火争焰，佛争一炷香。

55. People compete for spirit, fire competes for flames, and the Buddha competes for a stick of incense.

56. 人情似纸张张薄﹐世事如棋局局新。

56. Human emotions are as thin as paper, and the world is as new as a chess game with each move.

57. 狐狸总要露尾巴，毒蛇总要吐舌头。

57. Foxes must show their tails, and venomous snakes must show their tongues.

58. 久住令人贱﹐贫来亲也疏。

58. Long-term residence makes people lose value, and poverty brings relatives closer but also farther.

59. 8不飞则已，一飞冲天；不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。（司马迁）

59. If it does not fly, it is fine; but once it soars, it reaches the sky. If it does not sing, it is fine; but once it sings, it surprises everyone. (Simasui)

60. 天凭日月，人凭良心。

60. The heavens rely on the sun and moon, and people rely on their conscience.

61. 见善如不及，见恶如探汤。

61. To see goodness is to feel as if it is out of reach, and to see evil is to feel as if one is probing hot water.