事实胜于雄辩 Actions speak louder than words
知识就是力量 Knowledge is power
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲 An idle youth,a needy age
晚做总比不做强 Better late than never
来得容易,去得容易 Easy come,easy go
三思而后行 Look before you leap.
好的开始是成功的一半 Well begin is half done
天下没有不散的宴席 All good things come to an end
智者千虑,必有一失 Even Homer sometimes nods
世上无难事,只怕有心人 It's dogged that does it
条条大路通罗马 All roads lead to Rome
机不可失,失不再来 Opportunity seldom knocks twice

活到老,学到老 Live and learn

有志者，事竟成 Where  there’s  a  will,there’s  a  way.
比上不足，比下有余 "worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord.
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.
老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
谋事在人，成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.       One sows and another reaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
山不在高，有仙则名 "No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "
瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.
人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.
人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
世上无难事，只要肯攀登 "Where there is a will, there is a way. "
上有天堂，下有苏杭 "Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel
说曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes.
天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
跳进黄河洗不清 eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name "
物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
有情人终成眷属 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success.
英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.
知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.

良药苦口 Better pills may have wholesome effects
爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
不眠之夜 white night
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏 masterpiece
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat； burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
强强联手 win-win co-operation
人海战术 huge-crowd strategy
世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
死而后已 until my heart stops beating
岁岁平安 Peace all year round
三十而立 "A man should be independent at the age of thirty. At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.
实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
韬光养晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time
糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets
歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
往事如风 "The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child
文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy
唯利是图 draw water to one's mill
无中生有 make/create something out of nothing
徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成 May all your wish come true
心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
循序渐进 step by step
鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey
有识之士 people of vision
有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain
与时俱进 advance with times
以人为本 people oriented; people foremost
因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude
优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest
招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
致命要害 Achilles' heel
众矢之的 target of public criticism
纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist
左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place

木已成舟 What's done can not be undone
居安思危 In prosperity think of adversity
骄者必败 Pride will have a fall

言行一致 Practise what you preach

熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect.

人孰无过 Every man has his faults

孤掌难鸣 You cannot clap with one hand

无劳不获 No pain,no gain

五湖四海 All corners of the land

五彩缤纷 Blazing with colour

日以继夜 Round the clock

理直气壮 Justly and forcefully

一心一意 Heart and soul
入乡随俗 Do in Rome as the Romans do.