1. A good beginning makes a good ending

1. A good beginning makes a good ending.

2. 关于时间的谚语（英文版）

3. To choose time is to save time 选择时间就是节省时间。

2. Proverbs about Time (English Version) 3. To choose time is to save time. Choosing time is equivalent to saving time.

4. Put the cart before the horse

4. Put the cart before the horse This English phrase is an idiom that means to do things in the wrong order or to try to solve a problem by addressing a symptom rather than the underlying cause. It is derived from the literal act of placing the cart in front of the horse, which is not how one would typically move a cart.

5. No weal without woe

5. No gain without pain.

6. A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village 远亲不如近邻。

6. A good neighbor is better than a relative living far away. (Translation: A good neighbor is better than a relative in the next village.)

7. Good words are warm in winter， bad words hurt in June.

7. Good words are warm in winter; bad words hurt in June.

8. A leopard cannot change its spots

8. A leopard cannot change its spots.

9. 人怕伤心，树怕剥皮。

9. People fear heartache, trees fear their bark being peeled off.

10. Procrastination is the thief of time

10. Procrastination is the thief of time

11. 点灯爱油，耕田爱牛。

11. Love oil for lighting lamps, love oxen for plowing fields.

12. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。

12. Where there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkey proclaims himself the king.

13. A hasty man is seldom out of trouble 性急难免出岔子。

13. A person who is in a hurry is seldom free from trouble.

14. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings 相马不可凭马的装饰。

14. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings - One cannot judge a horse by its decorations.

15. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time

15. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.

16. A friend is a road， an enemy is a wall.

16. A friend is a road, an enemy is a wall.

17. Tigers eat people easily， but people eat people hard to prevent.

17. Tigers eat people easily, but it is hard for people to prevent each other from eating.

18. A horse falls on a flat road and a man drowns in shallow water.

18. A horse falls on a flat road and a man drowns in shallow water.

19. All roads lead to Rome 条条道路通罗马。

19. All roads lead to Rome. (Literally: Every road leads to Rome)

20. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise

20. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.

21. A match will set fire to a large building 星星之火，可以燎原。

21. A match can ignite a large building. The spark of a match can ignite a vast forest.

22. A good maxim is never out of season 至理名言不会过时。

22. A good maxim is never out of season. A maxim that is true and wise is always relevant and timely.

23. A good name is earlier lost than won 失去美名易，得到美名难。

23. A good name is more easily lost than won.

24. Time tries truth时间检验真理。

24. Time tests truth.

25. Shun delicious， horizontal difficult to swallow.

25. Avoid delicious, horizontally difficult to swallow.

26. There is no royal road to learning

26. There is no shortcut to learning.

27. Sleeping people shout， but pretending to sleep is difficult.

27. Sleepy people shout, but feigning sleep is difficult.

28. A bird may be known by its song 什么鸟唱什么歌。

28. A bird may be known by its song: What bird sings what song.

29. A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink 牵马到河易，强马饮水难。

29. It is easy to lead a horse to water, but it is difficult to make it drink.

30. A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth 缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。

30. A silent tongue and a true heart are the most admirable things on earth.

31. Time stays not the fool’s leisure 时间不等闲逛的傻瓜。

31. Time does not stay for the fool's leisure.

32. There are no tigers in the mountains. Monkeys are called kings.

32. There are no tigers in the mountains. Monkeys are called kings.

33. A fool's heart dances on his lips 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。

33. A fool's heart dances on his lips - A fool's heart is open and shows on his lips.

34. Apparel makes the man 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

34. Dress makes the man. As the saying goes, "A horse depends on a saddle, and a man depends on clothes."

35. A small leak will sink a great ship 一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船。

35. A small leak can sink a great ship.

36. A good conscience is a soft pillow 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

36. A good conscience is a soft pillow — "A day without doing anything wrong, a night without being startled by the knock on the door."

37. All is not lost that is in danger 在危险中的东西未必都会损失。

37. Not everything that is in danger is necessarily lost.

38. A candle lights others and consumes itself 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。

38. A candle lights others while it consumes itself.

39. 越吃越馋，越困越懒。

39. The more one eats, the more one craves; the more one is tired, the lazier one becomes.

40. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out

40. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.

41. 一个朋友一条路，一个冤家一堵墙。

41. One friend, one path; one enemy, a wall.

42. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。

42. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link - The strength of a chain depends on its weakest link.

43. 鼓不打不响，钟不敲不鸣。

43. If you don't beat a drum, it won't make a sound; if you don't strike a bell, it won't ring.

44. A sow, when washed; returns to the muck 江山易改，本性难移。

44. A sow, when washed; returns to the muck — As the saying goes, "It is easy to change one's appearance, but difficult to change one's nature."

45. A faithful friend is hard to find 益友难得。

45. A faithful friend is hard to find — True friends are rare to find.

46. 欺山莫欺水，欺人莫欺心。

46. Do not mock the mountains, do not mock the waters; do not mock people, do not mock their hearts.

47. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

47. "Those who associate with the red will turn red, and those who associate with the black will turn black."

48. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today

48. Never delay until tomorrow what can be done today.

49. A good friend is my nearest relation 良友如近亲。

49. A good friend is my nearest relation translates to "A good friend is like a close relative."

50. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone 骨头打狗狗不叫。

50. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone - A dog will not howl if you hit it with a bone.

51. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。

51. A fool knows more in his own home than a wise man knows in another's.

52. Practice makes perfect

52. Practice makes perfect

53. All that glitters is not gold 闪光的不一定都是金子。

53. Not everything that shines is gold.

54. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

54. Admonish your friends in private and praise them in public.

55. A hedge between keeps friendship green

55. A hedge between keeps friendship green Translation to English: 55. A boundary between keeps friendship flourishing

56. He laughs best who laughs last

56. He laughs best who laughs last.

57. A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife 妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。

57. A man can never rise to success who has a wife who is excessively wasteful.

58. 人怕话多，活怕人做。

58. People fear too much talking, but the living fear people's actions.

59. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。

59. A greedy man is beneficial to no one but harmful to himself more so.

60. A miss is as good as a mile

60. A miss is as good as a mile. (Literally: A failure is as good as a mile away. This phrase is an idiom meaning that a near miss is still a miss, or that the goal was not reached; it implies that a failure or near miss is as ineffective as if the target were a mile away.)