1. Beauty is but skin-deep 不可以貌取人。

1. Beauty is but skin-deep: Don't judge a person by their appearance.

2. No man is wise at all times

2. No man is wise at all times.

3. A door must be either shut or open 门不关就得开，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。

3. A door must be either shut or open; it must be one or the other. / It is either this or that.

4. All are brave when the enemy flies

4. All are brave when the enemy flies.

5. A life without a friend is a life without a sun 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。

5. A life without a friend is like a life without the sun.

6. An ill workman quarrels with his tools 不会撑船怪河弯。

6. An ill workman quarrels with his tools - A bad boatman blames the river for being crooked.

7. 若要好，大让小。

7. To be good, let the big give way to the small.

8. Don't judge by appearance 不可以貌取人。

8. Don't judge by appearance - Don't judge people by their appearance.

9. 45Every cock crows on his own dunghill

9. 45 Every rooster crows on his own dung heap.

10. 12Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

10. 12Don't count your chickens before they are hatched Translation: Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

11. Better safe than sorry 安全胜过遗憾。

11. Better safe than sorry - Safety is better than regret.

12. Better to have than wish 现有胜过心想。

12. Better to have than wish: Possession is better than desire.

13. Better a little fire to warm us, than a great fire to burn us 宁要小火暖身，不要大火灼人。

13. Better a little fire to warm us, than a great fire to burn us — It is better to have a gentle warmth than to be consumed by intense heat.

14. Better lost than found 宁可丢掉，不愿找到。（常针对不喜欢的人或物。）

14. Better lost than found - Better to lose than to find. (Commonly used for people or things that are disliked.)

15. Better ask twice than lose your way once 问路两次胜过迷路一次。

15. It's better to ask twice than to lose your way once.

16. Better small fish than empty dish 盘中小鱼胜无鱼。

16. Better small fish than an empty dish.

17. None are so blind as those who won't see

17. None are so blind as those who will not see.

18. Doing nothing is doing ill 游手好闲就是学坏。

18. Doing nothing is doing ill — idleness is learning bad habits.

19. Call a spade a spade 直言不讳。

19. Call a spade a spade means to speak frankly or without mincing words.

20. Love is a fruit in season at all times

20. Love is a fruit that is in season at all times.

21. A miss is as good as a mile 失之毫厘，差之千里

21. "A miss is as good as a mile" translates to "A slight error is as serious as a big gap."

22. 早雾晴，晚雾阴（早上起雾预示晴天，傍晚起雾预示着天阴）。

22. Early morning mist promises a sunny day, evening mist heralds a cloudy one (fog in the morning indicates a sunny day, while fog in the evening predicts a cloudy one).

23. Harm set, harm get

23. "Payback's a bitch."

24. Better be sure than sorry 要安全，不要危险。

24. Better be sure than sorry - It's better to be certain than to regret it.

25. Care and diligence bring luck 细心勤奋，带来好运。

25. Care and diligence bring luck - Care and diligence lead to good fortune.

26. Love at first sight

26. Love at first sight

27. By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall 团结则存，分裂则亡。

27. United, we stand; divided, we fall.

28. Care is enemy to health 忧虑有损健康。

28. Care is the enemy of health. Anxiety is detrimental to health.

29. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither

29. If you chase two rabbits, you will catch neither.

30. All that glitters is not gold

30. Not everything that shines is gold.

31. A light heart lives long

31. A light heart lives long.

32. A burden of one's choice is not felt

32. A burden of one's choice is not felt.

33. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing 一知半解，害已误人。

33. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing — half-knowledge is harmful both to oneself and to others.

34. Better give up one ingot of gold than one spring.

34. It is better to give up one ingot of gold than one spring.

35. A close mouth catches no flies

35. A closed mouth catches no flies.

36. A lazy youth, a lousy age 少年懒惰，老来贫苦。

36. A lazy youth, a lousy age - A slothful youth leads to poverty in old age.

37. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket 书是随时携带的花园。

37. A book is like a garden that can be carried in one's pocket.

38. Better to do well than to say well 嘴勤不如手勤。

38. Better to do well than to say well - It's better to be diligent in action than in speech.

39. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe

39. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

40. A good beginning makes a good ending 欲善其终 , 必先善其始。

40. A good beginning makes a good ending: In order to have a good ending, one must first have a good beginning.

41. Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse

41. Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse.

42. Actions speak louder than words

42. Actions speak louder than words.

43. Big bullies， small injustices; big gangs， small croaks.

43. Big bullies, small injustices; big gangs, small croaks.

44. Heaven never helps the man who will not act

44. Heaven never helps the man who will not act.

45. A bad thing never dies

45. A bad thing never dies

46. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing 择友宜慎，弃之宜更慎。

46. Be cautious in choosing a friend, even more so in parting with one.

47. Better early than late 宁早勿迟。

47. Better early than late - Better to be early than late.

48. Custom makes all the things easy 形成习惯，事事好办。

48. Habit makes all things easy. Forming a habit makes everything easy to handle.

49. Great trees are good for nothing but shade

49. Great trees are of no use except for providing shade.

50. Do it now 说干就干，机不可失。

50. Do it now — Say and do it, seize the opportunity as it comes.

51. Garlic is a treasure. It is always good to eat.

51. Garlic is a treasure. It is always good to eat.

52. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit

52. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

53. Cut your coat according to your cloth 看布裁衣。

53. Cut your coat according to your cloth - Tailor your actions or plans to fit your means or circumstances.

54. Lost time is never found again

54. Lost time is never found again.

55. A miss is as good as a mile

55. A miss is as good as a mile. This English idiom means that missing the target by a small amount is essentially the same as missing it by a large amount, suggesting that even a small failure or error is significant.

56. 做事勿掉以轻心，把婴儿与洗澡水一起给倒了。

56. Do not take things lightly, do not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

57. Children and fools cannot lie 小孩和傻瓜嘴里没谎话。

57. Children and fools cannot tell lies.

58. Act fairly by all men 一视同仁。

58. Act fairly towards all men — treat everyone equally.

59. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched They must be felt with heart

59. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched; they must be felt with the heart.

60. A friend in need is a friend indeed

60. A friend in need is a true friend.

61. 聪明在于学习，天才在于积累。

61. Wisdom lies in learning, and genius lies in accumulation.