1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。 2. A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。 3. A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。 4. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 5. A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 6. A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。 7. A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。 8. A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 9. A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。 10. A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。 11. A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。 12. A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。 13. Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。 14. Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。 15. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。 16. A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。 17. A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。 18. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。 19. A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。 20. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。 21. A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。 22. A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。 23. A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。 24. "After you" is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。 25. A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。 26. A good beginning is half done.
善始者善终。 27. A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。 28. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。 29. A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 30. A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。 31. A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。 32. A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。 33. A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。 34. A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。 35. A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
