Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery.
寧可空而有志，不可富而失節。
Better late than never.
遲做總比不做好 。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚，人以羣分。
Wise men are silent; fools talk.
智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不絕。
Wise men change their minds; fools never do.
智者通權達變，愚者剛愎自用。
Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.
智者熱愛真理，愚者回避真理。
Who knows most says least.
懂的最多的人，說的最少。
Time and tide wait for no man.
歲月不待人。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事今日畢。
Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
Many a little makes a mickle.
積少成多．
Well begun is half done.
好的開頭是成功的一半．
One can not be in two places at once.
一心不可二用。
Little chips light great fires.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.
磨刀不誤砍柴功。
He that respects not is not respected.
欲受人敬，要先敬人。
So said, so done.
說到做到。言出必行。
One can not be in two places at once.
一心不可二用。
Well begun is half done.
好的開端是成功的一半
Time flies never to be recalled.
光陰一去不復返
When in Rome, do as Roman do.
入鄉隨俗
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考慮要仔細,行動要迅速.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
蘿蔔青菜，各有所愛。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井榦方知水珍貴
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考慮要仔細,行動要迅速.
Time flies never to be recalled.
光陰一去不復返
When in Rome, do as Roman do.
入鄉隨俗
Words are but wind, but seeing is believing.
耳聽爲虛，眼見爲實
Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.
智者熱愛真理，愚者回避真理
Wise men change their minds; fools never do.
智者通權達變，愚者剛愎自用
Wise men are silent; fools talk.
智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不絕。
Will is power.
意志就是力量。
When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.
牆倒衆人推。
Look before you leap.
三思而後行。
Two heads are better than one.
三個臭皮匠頂一個諸葛亮。
Time and tide wait for no man.
時不待人。
So said, so done.
說到做到。言出必行。
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.
未雨綢繆。
Less is more.
簡單就是美
Knowledge is power.
知識就是力量
Failure is the mother of success.
失敗是成攻之母
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
Every bean has its black.
金無足赤，人無完人。
He that promises too much means nothing.
輕諾者寡信。
The best of friends must part.
天下沒有不散的宴席。
No fire without smoke.
無風不起浪。
It is the first step that is troublesome.
萬事開頭難。
Riches have wings.
富貴無常。
Nothing is easier than fault-finding.
站着說話不腰痛。
Diamonds cut diamonds.
棋逢對手，將遇良才。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.
欲加之罪，何患無詞。
The heart is seen in wine.
酒後吐真言。
He that runs fastest gets the ring.
捷足先登。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Fact is stranger than fiction.
大千世界，無奇不有。
Wealth is nothing without health.
健康勝於財富。
Kiss and be friends.
握手言和。
Give everyone his due.
一視同仁。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭雙鵰。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹，長一智。
A light heart lives long.
靜以修身。
Every bean has its black.
金無足赤，人無完人。
He that promises too much means nothing.
輕諾者寡信。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.
欲加之罪，何患無詞。
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.
未雨綢繆。
No weal without woe.
福兮禍所伏, 禍兮福所倚。
Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.
磨刀不誤砍柴功。
We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.
年華沒虛度，一生也足矣。
What is done by night appears by day.
若要人不知，除非已莫爲
When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.
牆倒衆人推
Give everyone his due.
一視同仁。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭雙鵰。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.
切莫過於樂觀。
Learn to walk before you run.
循序漸進。
It′s easy to be wise after the event.
事後諸葛亮。
Many hands make light work.
人多力量大。
Grasp all, lose all.
樣樣都要，全都失掉。
Better master one than engage with ten.
會十事不如精一事。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
知足長樂。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
千里之行，始於足下。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐，差之千里 。 
