1. 伶俐人一拨三转，糊涂人棒打不回。

1. Clever people can turn a situation around with a few twists, while foolish people can't be convinced even if they're beaten with a stick.

2. 天生我才必有用。

2. I am born with a talent that will surely be of use.

3. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

3. "If small holes are not patched, one will suffer from big holes."

4. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

4. Learning makes one modest, ignorance makes one proud.

5. 树老半空心，人老百事通。

5. Trees become hollow when they are old, and people become knowledgeable in a hundred things when they are old.

6. 要知山中事，乡间问老农。

6. To know the matters in the mountains, ask the old farmer in the countryside.

7. 无所求则无所获。

7. If you seek nothing, you will gain nothing.

8. 不善始者不善终。

8. He who does not start well will not end well.

9. 说大话者多谎言。

9. A braggart is full of lies.

10. 人必须有自信，这是成功的秘密。

10. People must have self-confidence, which is the secret to success.

11. 钟不敲不鸣，人不学不灵。

11. The bell does not ring without being struck, and a person does not become clever without learning.

12. 常说嘴不笨，常写手必顺。

12. Often saying doesn't make the mouth笨, often writing ensures the hand is smooth.

13. 两岸青山相对出，孤帆一片日边来。

13. The green mountains on both sides rise up opposite to each other, a solitary sail comes from the edge of the sun.

14. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

14. If you don't strive while young, you'll only regret in old age.

15. 常说口里顺，常做手不笨。

15. It's often said that speaking smoothly comes from speaking often, and dexterous hands come from doing often.

16. 凡事有轻重缓急。

16. Everything has its own priority and urgency.

17. 无砖无瓦难盖房，无词无句难成章。

17. Without bricks and tiles, it's hard to build a house; without words and sentences, it's hard to compose a chapter.

18. 吃一堑，长一智。

18. Experience a setback, gain a lesson.

19. 未晚先投宿，鸡鸣早看天。

19. Make an early stop before the evening, look at the sky early when the rooster crows.

20. 过去的就让它过去吧。

20. Let the past be the past.

21. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

21. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

22. 条条大路通罗马。

22. All roads lead to Rome.

23. 要想感受深，观察须细心。

23. To feel deeply, observation must be careful.

24. 小的不哄，老的不欺。

24. The young are not flattered, the old are not deceived.

25. 生命不止，奋斗不息。

25. Life goes on, and struggle never ceases.

26. 虎瘦雄心在，人穷志不短。

26. Even a tiger, lean in flesh, still harbors a bold spirit; even a person in poverty, retains a strong will.

27. 千里之行始于足下。

27. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

28. 一个今天胜似两个明天。

28. One today is better than two tomorrows.

29. 说得容易，做得难。

29. It's easy to say but hard to do.

30. 敲鼓要敲出响声，写作要道出心声。

30. Drumming should produce a resounding sound, and writing should express the inner voice.

31. 人心隔肚皮，看人看行为。

31. People's hearts are like the lining of their stomachs; you can only tell a person by their actions.

32. 千锤百炼出好钢，千修百改出精文。

32. Through countless hammerings and temperings, good steel is forged; through countless repairs and modifications, refined writings are produced.

33. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

33. A liar even when they speak the truth is not believed.

34. 一日之计在于晨。

34. The best time for planning is in the morning.

35. 不可不信，不可全信。

35. Believe, but don't believe completely.

36. 身在宝山要识宝，掌握本质最重要。

36. When in a treasure mountain, recognize the treasures; grasping the essence is most important.

37. 想象力比知识更重要。

37. Imagination is more important than knowledge.

38. 没有不带刺的玫瑰。

38. There are no thornless roses.

39. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

39. It's not living to eat, but eating to live.

40. 良好的开端是成功的一半。

40. A good beginning is half the battle.

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41. How much capital you have, that's how big a business you can do. ?>

42. 说来容易做来难。

42. It's easy to say but hard to do.

43. 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出。

43. A mute eating bitter aconite, he has a bitterness that he cannot express.

44. 口说无凭，事实为证。

44. Words are not enough, let the facts speak for themselves.

45. 实话三言两语，胜过虚话千句。

45. To speak a few honest words is better than a thousand empty phrases.

46. 只可救人起，不可拖人倒。

46. It is only permissible to save someone, not to pull them down.

47. 美名胜过美貌。

47. Beauty is better than beauty.

48. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明小伙也变傻。

48. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

49. 千里之行，始于足下。

49. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

50. 船头坐得稳，不怕风来颠。

50. The bow sits steady, not afraid of the wind's caprice.

51. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

51. Good looks can't be eaten for food.

52. 一息若存，希望不灭。

52. As long as there is a breath left, hope is not extinguished.

53. 不怕学不成，只怕心不诚。

53. It's not a fear of not learning, but a fear of not having sincerity.

54. 行动胜过语言。

54. Actions speak louder than words.

55. 身正不怕影子斜。

55. A person who walks the straight and narrow has nothing to fear from a crooked shadow.

56. 贪小便宜吃大亏。

56. Seeking small gains at the expense of big losses.

57. 人多出正理，谷多出好米。

57. The more people, the more right道理; the more grain, the better rice.

58. 一知半解，害已误人。

58. A half-knowledge is harmful to oneself and misleading to others.

59. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

59. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

60. 不畏浮云遮望眼，只缘身在层。

60. Fear not the floating clouds that obscure my gaze, for it is only because I am in the midst of multiple layers.

61. 功成由俭，业精于勤。

61. Success comes from frugality, and expertise is achieved through diligence.

62. 只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。

62. Working without leisure will make a person dull.

63. 井淘三遍出好水，文改三遍添新意。

63. Three times filtering brings out the best water from a well, and three times revising adds new meaning to the text.

64. 心之所愿，无所不成。

64. Where the heart is willing, all things are possible.

65. 机不可失，时不再来。

65. Opportunity knocks but once.

66. 伟大始于渺小。

66. Greatness begins in the small.

67. 一知半解，自欺欺人。

67. Half-knowledge deceives both oneself and others.

68. 不管追求什么目标，都应坚持不懈。

68. No matter what goals are pursued, persistence is essential.

69. 求人不如求己，使人不如使腿。

69. It's better to rely on oneself than to ask others, and it's better to use one's legs than to ask others.

70. 说起来容易做起来难。

70. It's easy to say but hard to do.

71. 有福同享，有难同当。

71. Share the blessings and bear the hardships together.

72. 让人一寸，得理一尺。

72. Give an inch, and gain a foot.

73. 论旁人斤斤计较，说自己花好稻好。

73. Talk about others being overly meticulous, and say that one's own rice is good and the flowers are beautiful.

74. 一回经蛇咬，三年怕草绳。

74. Once bitten by a snake, one fears a grass rope for three years.

75. 眼不见心不烦。

75. Out of sight, out of mind.