1 事半功倍。
That which is well done is twice done.
2 远水救不了近火。
The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.
3 开弓没有回头剑。
The arrow that has left the bow never return.
4 下山容易，上山难。
The ascent is difficult, the descent is easy.
5 有无相生，难易相成。
The being and non-being produce each other and the difficult and the easy complete each other.
6 仁者见仁智者见智。
The benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom.
7 无私者无畏。
The best hearts are always the bravest.
8 玉不磨，不成器。
The best horse needs breaking and the aptest child needs teaching.
9 恰到好处就是最好。
The best is good enough.
10 至善者，善之敌。
The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.
11 好戏压轴。
The best is yet to be.
12 智者千虑，必有一失。
The best man stumbles.
13 亲君子，远小人。
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground beteween.
14 再见千日好，出门时时难。
The birds loves her nest.
15 勇者宁死不屈。
The brave man may fall but can’t yield.
16 人无远虑，必有近忧。
Unpreparedness spells failure.
17 不到黄河心不死。
Until all is over, one’s ambition never dies.
18 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Until death comes, all is life.
19 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已。
Until death, I would spare no effort in the performance of my duty.
20 庆父不死，鲁难未已。
Until Qing Fu is done away with, the crisis in the state of Lu will not be over.
21 读书犹如蜜蜂采蜜。
Use a book as a bee does the flowers.
22 熟能生巧。
Use makes perfect.
23 恃强凌弱。
Use one’s strength to bully the weak.
24 两雀争一橞，必然不相让。
Two sparrows on one ear of corn make an ill agreement.
25 集思广益。
Two people would do better than one do.
26 同行时冤家。
Two of a trade never agree.
27 大利当前难同心。
Two dogs seldom agree over one bone.
28 置若罔闻。
Turn a blind eye to somebody.
29 化干戈为玉帛。
Turn hostility into friendship.
30 以子之矛，攻子之盾。
Turn somebody’s battery against himself.
31 分逢人且说三分话，不可全抛一片心。
Turn your tongue seven times before speaking.
32 日久见人心。
Truth is the daughter of time.
33 酒后吐真言。
Truth is told under the influence of intoxicants.
34 真理何处觅，深藏水井底。
Truth lies at the bottom of a well.
35 大事化小，小事化了。
Try first to make mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all.
36 先礼后兵。
Try peaceful means before resorting to force.
37 唯有美德无往不胜。
Virtue alone is invincible.
38 胜于属于最坚韧不拔之人。
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
39 道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Virtue dwarfs vice.
40 厚德载物。
Virtue goes a long way.
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