A Concise Dictionary of English Proverbs-A bad beginning and a bad ending. Published by Shanghai Translation Publishing House 1993. Bad things never go away. A poor craftsman always paints his tools black. He can't punt, blame the river bend. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A braggart and a liar are cousins. Bragging and lying are a family. A bully is always a coward. A bully is always a coward. It is not too heavy to pick your own burden. Candles illuminate others and themselves. Candles illuminate others, but they destroy themselves. A cat has 9 lives. A cat has 9 lives. The cat can see the king. A cat can also look at a king, which shows that everyone is equal. A close mouth catches no flies. The disease enters through the mouth. Regular customers are not welcome. Regular customers are annoying. Actions speak louder than words. Facts speak plainer than words. Adversity brings prosperity. Poverty leads to change. Adversity makes people wise, not rich. Adversity makes talents. A fair death honors a lifetime. A fair death honors a lifetime. Faithful friends are hard to find. A bosom friend is hard to find. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. The fox will get old, but it will never get better. The rivers and mountains may change, but not one's essential nature Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. It is easier to lose a friend than to find one. It's hard to get friends, but it's easy to lose them. It is not until a person has needs that he knows he is a friend. A friend is known only when he needs it. A friend without faults will never be found. There are no perfect friends. After you is good manners. "After you" is polite. A good beginning is half the battle. A good beginning is half the battle. A good beginning has a good ending. A good beginning has a good ending. A good book is a good friend. A good book is like a good friend. A good book is the best friend, today and forever. A good book will accompany you all your life. A good consensus is a soft pill. He who does nothing wrong is not afraid of ghosts knocking at the door. A good reputation is better than a beautiful face. Beauty is better than beauty. A good husband makes a good wife. Good medicine is bitter in the mouth. Good medicine is bitter in the mouth. A good wife and good health are a man's greatest wealth. A good wife is a man's greatest wealth. A boaster is a big liar. A hedge between keeps friendship green. A hedge between keeps friendship green. Jokes don't turn enemies into friends, they just lose friends. Jokes can't turn enemies into friends, they can only make people lose friends. The rivers and mountains may change, but not one's essential nature Old habits die hard. No one believes a liar when he tells the truth. A liar is not believed even when he tells the truth. People who are in a happy mood live long. Quiet to cultivate one's morality. Small bodies often breed great souls. It's all concentrated. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. A little knowledge is a lie. The small pot will soon heat up. A dog can't have four or two oils in its belly. When the enemy fled, everyone was brave and became a soldier. All good things must come to an end. All good things must come to an end. All rivers flow into the sea. All roads lead to Rome. All roads lead to Rome. A good ending is a good one. If the result is good, everything will be fine. All that glitters is not gold. All that glitters is not gold. The hardest part is actually in the beginning Everything is always easy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. A person becomes learned by asking questions. Only by asking questions can you learn something. A man can do no more than he can. Do everything according to your ability. One can't spin a yarn and a reel at the same time. A man can know him through his friends. Who makes friends. A man of words and no deeds is like a garden full of weeds. All talk and no action is like a garden full of thorns. People who have no money are not people at all. You get what you pay for. A happy heart goes all the way. Everything goes well. A miss is as good as a mile. Missing is thousands of miles away. Motherly love will never change. A mother's love never changes. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A new broom sweeps clean. A new broom sweeps clean. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. An old dog cannot learn new tricks. An old dog cannot learn new tricks. An ounce of luck is worth a pound of wisdom. Wisdom is not as good as luck. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Prevention first, and treatment second. A rolling stone gathers no moss. A rolling stone gathers no moss. As the tree, so the fruit. No pains, no gains. A flower does not represent a spring. A single flower is not spring, but a hundred flowers bloom in the garden. A year of snow, a year of harvest. Xue Rui is a good sign. A sound mind in a sound body. A sound mind in a sound body. A man of few words has a clever mind. A silent man is wise. One stitch in time can save nine stitches. If a small hole is not mended, a big hole will suffer. A straight foot is not afraid of crooked shoes. A straight foot is not afraid of crooked shoes. A clever mind keeps its mouth shut. A clever mind keeps its mouth shut. A word spoken is past recalling. A word spoken is past recalling. A year's plan starts with spring. A year's plan starts with spring. A lazy youth, a lousy age. Young people who don't work hard are pathetic. Bad news has wings. Good things stay indoors while bad things will go far away. Barking dogs seldom bite. Barking dogs seldom bite. Love is blind. Love is blind. Listen quickly and speak slowly. Listen quickly and speak slowly. It's never too late. Not afraid of slowness, but afraid of standing. It is better to ask for directions than to get lost. Asking for directions is better than getting lost. Friends are everywhere. Friends are the same. Birds of a feather flock together. Blood is thicker than water. Blood is thicker than water. Blood will have blood. Blood is coming out. Book friends should be ashamed and kind. Reading is the same as making friends, but less and better. Business is business. Business is business. Business is the spice of life. Career is the first need of life. By reading, we enrich our minds, and by talking, we perfect it. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. Some people cannot see the wood for the trees. A leaf can't see Mount Tai. Care and diligence bring good luck. Caution and diligence can seize opportunities. Caution is the mother of safety. Caution is the parent of safety. A liar will never succeed. Liars never make money. Hear, teach and preach. Listen, teach and preach. Choosing an author is like choosing a friend. Choose a book as a friend. No matter what happens, the sky will not fall. Do your own thing, the sky will not fall. Complacency is the enemy of study. The enemy of learning is your own satisfaction. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. Drip wears away the stone. A drop of water can wear away a stone, but a rope can be sawed off. Content is better than wealth. Content is better than riches. Count the chickens before they hatch. Count the chickens before they hatch. One-sided politeness cannot last. Crawl before you walk. Crying for the moon step by step. Custom is a second nature. Custom is a second nature. Habit makes everything easy. With good habits, nothing is difficult. Diamond cut diamond. Strong hands have strong hands. Do as Romans do in Rome. Do as Romans do in Rome. Don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you. Doing is better than saying. It's better to act than talk. Do it now. Opportunity knocks but once. Do nothing by halves. Never give up halfway. Don't pretend to know what you don't know. Don't pretend to understand. Don't have too many things to do. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. Don't put off till tomorrow what you should do today. Never put the plow before the oxen. Don't ask for trouble unless trouble comes to you. Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Do not teach fish to swim. Well done, well owned. One good turn deserves another. Every bird likes to listen to its own singing. Be narcissistic. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. It's easier said than done. It's easier said than done. Easy come, easy go. Come and go in a hurry Eat to live, but live not to eat. Eat to live, but not live to eat. Empty containers make the loudest sound. It's really silent and empty, and the bottle is half full. Jealous of not having a holiday. Jealous people never have peace. No man is wise at all times. Even smart people sometimes nod their heads. You can make long-term friends even if you settle accounts. Brothers, settle the accounts. Every advantage has its disadvantages. Every coin has its two sides. Everyone's business is nobody's business. Everyone is responsible, which means no one is responsible. Not every day is Sunday. Good times are not always there. Everyone has his day. Everyone has his day. Every door can be closed except the door of death. Life is alive, and death is inevitable. Everyone has his own sadness. Everyone has his own troubles. Every ounce of sand makes a pound of wool. Every ounce of sand makes a pound of wool. Everyone is for him, and the devil takes the hindmost. Self-preservation is the first law of nature. Everyone has his shortcomings. Gold is not enough, no one is perfect. Every man has his hobbyhorse. Every man has his hobbyhorse. Everyone has his weak side. Everyone has weaknesses. Everyone is the architect of his own destiny. You control your own destiny. Every minute counts. Every minute counts. Every mother's child is different. Children are your own hobby. Every Potter praised the hit clay pot. Wang po sells melons to brag. Things are new and good, but friends are old and good. Things change, friends are old relatives. Example is better than perception. It is better to say it once than to do it once. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. Experience must be bought. Once you fall, you will learn. Facts speak plainer than words. Facts speak plainer than words. Failure is the mother of success. Failure is the mother of success. True friends are worse than sworn enemies. An open gun is easier to hide than an open gun. Far from eye, far from heart. Out of sight, out of mind. Water afar quenches not fire. Water afar quenches not fire. Where there is little love, there are many shortcomings. Once the feelings are weak, nothing is pleasing to the eye. Fear always comes from ignorance. Fear comes from ignorance. The field has eyes, and the forest has ears. Wall has ears. Fire and water are incompatible. Fire is a good servant, but also a bad master. Fire is a double-edged sword. First come, first served. First come, first served. The first impression is half the battle. I was most impressed when I first met you. Think before you say it. Think before you speak. Fools can grow without watering. You can't carve rotten wood. A fool's haste is not speed. Haste makes waste. Fools have wealth. Blessed are fools. Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn a lot from fools. Fools are ignorant, but wise men are not ashamed to ask questions. Forbidden fruit is sweet. Forbidden fruit is particularly fragrant. Fate favors those who use judgment. Opportunity favors people with judgment. Luck has knocked on everyone's door at least once. Four eyes see more than two. Brainstorm. It's best to keep a distance between friends. Friends also keep their distance. Friends are thieves of time. Friends are thieves of time. Friends must be separated. Even best friends sometimes break up. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. Genius is nothing but diligence. Give the dog a bad name and hang it. God helps those who help them. God helps those who help themselves. Gold can't buy anything. Gold is not everything. Good for good is natural, and good for bad is man. Good for good is common sense, and good for bad is the virtue of a gentleman. Health is better than wealth. Good health is over wealth. A good medicine for a healthy taster. Bitter pills may have wholesome effect. Good watch prevents misfortune. Be careful to eliminate disasters. Barking dogs seldom bite. A good dog is out of the way. Great hopes make great people. Great ambition makes great people. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. Great men have great faults. Heroes make big mistakes. The son of a great man seldom does well. Rich but not three generations. Trees are nothing but shade. It's nice to enjoy the cool under the big tree. A wise man has a poor memory. Most people forget things. Greedy people have long arms Greed is insatiable. A sinful society turns people into cowards. Guilty. Habit cures habit. Heart disease needs a cardiologist. Those who do well are beautiful. Beautiful behavior is beautiful. Happiness does not consider time. Happiness will never pass. Happy is the man who is light without debt. If you want to live happily, you can't be in debt. Happy are those who learn from the misfortunes of others. You will be lucky to learn from others. Harm set, harm get. Harm set, harm get. Hasty love soon gets cold. Love at first sight can't last. Health is better than wealth. Health is better than wealth. Health is happiness. Health is happiness. Listen to the opinions of all parties. Listen carefully to both of them. Heaven never helps people who don't want to act. It's no use calling the sky if you don't move yourself. People who get carried away are fools. Fools get carried away. Those who speak well of us behind our backs are good friends. A good word behind your back is a true friend. A man who talks little is a wise man. Smart is not just talk. People who have no shortcomings are lifeless. Only the dead can't make mistakes. He is not fit to command those who can't command him. Correct yourself first. He is not laughing at the man who laughed at him first. A self-mocker doesn't make people laugh. Honest people are smart. Honesty is the wisest. He who says the least knows the most. He laughs best who laughs last. He laughs best who laughs last. He let the fox go to raise geese. He that climbs high falls heavily. He that climbs high falls heavily. People who don't want to work can't eat. People who don't work can't eat. If you don't advance, you will retreat. He who does not advance loses ground. People who complain constantly are rarely compared. He often complains and no one sympathizes. He who makes no mistakes can accomplish nothing. If you don't make mistakes, you will accomplish nothing. He who takes no risks gets nothing. Harvest and risk coexist. History will repeat itself. History often repeats itself. Honesty is the best policy. Be honest. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. I can't be both your friend and your flatterer. Friends cannot flatter. If a person deceives me once, it is his shame; if he deceives me twice, it is my shame. Looking back, it's embarrassing to have more. If you turn yourself into a donkey, don't complain about others riding you. If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you. If your ears are hot, it means that someone is talking about you. Ear fever, some people say. If you chase two rabbits, you will be caught red-handed. If you play it both ways, you are sure to fail. If you sell a cow, you also sell her milk. Kill the goose that lays the golden egg. If you don't take risks, you will have nothing. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If you want knowledge, you must study hard. If you want to learn, you have to suffer. Diligence is the mother of success. Diligence is the mother of success. It is better to die than to be born with a great shame. It is easier to get money than to keep it. Making money is easier than saving money. It's easy to be wise after the event. It's easy to open a shop, but it's difficult to keep it open. It is hard to please all. It is never too old to learn. It is never too old to learn. Water under the bridge. Water under the bridge. This is the first step, and it takes a lot of trouble. The hardest part is actually in the beginning Unforeseen things always happen. Accidents will happen. The opportunity has passed, and it is too late to grieve. It's too late to regret. It never rains but it pours. If you don't say it, it will be a blockbuster. Three generations of gentlemen. It takes three generations to make a gentleman. Know everything, know nothing. Never judge by appearances. You can't judge a book by its cover. The arm of justice is very long. Skynet is slow but not leaking. Keep company with good people and you will be one of them. Near Zhu Zhechi, near Mexico is black. Kill two birds with one stone. Kill two birds with one stone. The kings went mad and the people suffered for it. The king went mad and the people suffered. The king has long arms. All over the world, is it the land of kings? Knowledge is power. Knowledge is power. Knowledge makes people humble, ignorance makes people proud. Knowledge makes people humble, ignorance makes people proud. Study and life. Live and learn. Knowledge makes good people better and bad people worse. Good people learn better, and bad people learn worse. No learning, no skill. Learn without skill. Learn to walk before you run. Learn to walk before you run. Let bygones be bygones. Let bygones be bygones. Let sleeping dogs lie. Reveal a secret. A lie can never change the truth. Lies can never change the fact. Lies do not hold water. Lies don't last. Life is just a span. Life is short. Life is half over before we know what it is. I have lived half my life to know my destiny. Life is not all roses. Life is not all roses. Life without friends is like death. You're alive without friends. Like a mouse in a hole. The tortoise in the jar. Like an author, like a book. Writing is like a person. Like father, like son. Like father, like son. Answer blows with blows. Answer blows with blows. Birds of a feather flock to gather. Appreciate each other. Like mother, like daughter. Like mother, like daughter. Like teacher, like pupil. What kind of teachers teach what kind of students. Like a tree, like a fruit. Wool is on sheep. Small things amuse narrow-minded people. Little things amuse little minds. Look before you leap. Find out the situation before you act. Outsiders see clearly. The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. Losers are always wrong. The winner is king and the loser is the enemy. Lost time is gone forever. Several years passed and never came back. You had me at hello. You had me at hello. Love cannot be compelled. Love cannot be compelled. Love is blind. Love is blind. Love is full of troubles. Love is full of troubles. There is no love without jealousy. There is no love without jealousy. Love me, love me, love me, love my dog, take advantage of the sunshine and hurry up. Don't miss the opportunity. Turn an enemy into a friend. Man is the soul of the universe. Man is the soul of the universe. Man proposes, God disposes. Man proposes, God disposes. Many hands make light work. Everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high. Everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high. Two heads are better than one. Many things grow in the garden, and these things are never there. If you plant flowers with your heart, you won't plant them; if you plant willows without your heart, you will have shade. Answer blows with blows. Tit for tat. It never rains but it pours. It never rains but it pours. Unfortunately, it tests a friend's seriousness. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. Money is not everything. Money is not everything. The murder will be revealed. Murder will out. A son is a son before he marries a wife, and a daughter is a daughter for life. A son is a son before marriage and a daughter is a daughter for life. Nature is the real law. Heaven has been there, not for Yao's survival, not for Jie's death. Necessity is the mother of invention. Necessity is the driving force of invention. Never fish in trouble water. Don't fish in troubled waters. Never judge a book by its cover. Don't judge a book by its cover. Never give up. Never give up. Never too old to learn, never too old to learn. It is never too late to mend. New wine in old bottles. New wine in old bottles. No cross, no crown. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? There is no garden without weeds. There is no garden without grass. No one alive can do everything well. No know-it-all. No one can do two things at once. No one is born smart or knowledgeable. No one is born knowing. No one is satisfied. A snake swallowed an elephant without a heart. No one is always smart. No one is more blind than those who don't want to see. Turn a blind eye. No one is more dead than those who don't want to listen. Turn a deaf ear. No news is good news. No news is good news. No one can call back yesterday. Yesterday won't happen again. No pains, no gains. No pains, no gains. There is no happiness without pain. No pain, no happiness. No rose without a thorn. No rose without a thorn. There is no sweetness without sweat. Bitter first, then sweet. There is no smoke without fire. There is no smoke without fire. No courage, no gain. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Nothing dries faster than tears. Tears dry the fastest. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. Nothing is difficult for those who are willing to try. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. Nothing seek, nothing find. No pursuit, no gain. Nothing is more necessary for travelers than language. When traveling, language is the most important. Nothing is gained for nothing except poverty. Only poverty can get something for nothing. If you don't advance, you will retreat. If you don't advance, you will retreat. I don't know what happened before a person was born, but I will always be a child. There is no impossible courage. The brave are fearless. Obedience is the first duty of soldiers. Obedience is the first duty of soldiers. Observation is the best teacher. Observation is the best teacher. Offense is the best defense. Offence is the best defense. Old friends and wine are the best. Old wine is mellow, but old friends are affectionate. Old sins create new shame. One small step makes an everlasting regret. Once a man, twice a child. Once old, twice young. Once a thief, always a thief. Once you steal, you will always be a thief. Once bitten, twice shy. Once bitten, twice shy. One boy is a boy, two boys are half boys and three boys are not boys. One monk carries water, two monks carry water and three monks have no water. One cannot put back the clock. One cannot put back the clock. One eye is better than ten ears. I'll believe that when I see it. One false move may lose the game. One false move may lose the game. One good turn deserves another. Do good deeds and accumulate virtue. One hour today is worth two hours tomorrow. Race against time is efficient. One man's mistake is another man's lesson. Politics won't let anyone lose anything. Politeness is good. One swallow does not make a summer. One swallow does not make a summer. A person's words reflect his thoughts. Words come from the heart. Get out of debt and danger. Leave the office and get out of danger. The lightness of being an official. Out of sight, out of mind. Out of sight, out of mind. Patience is the best treatment. Patience is the best medicine. Small things are smart, big things are confused. Greedy for small and cheap, big losses. Frank trading is more practice than practice. Open-minded people talk more and do less. It's pleasing to the eye If you want to be happy for a while, you will inevitably leave a curse. Come through thick and thin. Pour the water into the sieve. Draw water with a sieve. Practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect. Praise is not pudding. Compliments can't be eaten as food. Praise makes good people better and bad people worse. The better the good guys boast, the worse the bad guys boast. It is better to lose than to get ill-gotten gains. It is better to lose than to take advantage. Prevention is better than cure. Prevention is better than cure. Pride comes before shame. Pride makes people lag behind. A promise is a debt. A promise is a promise. Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. Pull chestnuts out of the fire. Put the cart before the horse. Put your shoulders on the steering wheel. Help! Reading enriches the mind. Opening books is beneficial. Reading is good for the mind, and exercise is good for the body. Respect yourself, or no one will respect you. To be respected, you must respect yourself. Rome was not built in a day. Rome was not built in a day. Saying is one thing, doing is another. Words differ from deeds. I'll believe that when I see it. I'll believe that when I see it. Seek truth from facts. Seek truth from facts. Send a wise man to do something, don't say anything to him. A wise man is a policeman, no need to explain. Fight poison with poison. A short account makes a long friend. Short accounts make long friends. Something is better than nothing. Talk is better than nothing. Soon learn, soon forgotten. Soon learnt, soon forgotten. Soon ripe, soon rotten. Ripe quickly and rot quickly. Speech is silver, silence is gold. Speech is silver, silence is gold. Still water flows deeply. Still water is often deep. While the iron is hot