1、少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
1. If one does not strive in youth, they will regret it in old age.

2、太阳落山了，人才感到阳光的可贵。
2. Only when the sun sets does one realize the value of sunlight.

3、冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
3. A three-foot-thick ice layer doesn’t form in a single day.

4、有志者立长志，无志者常立志。
4. A determined person sets long-term goals, while an aimless person constantly makes new resolutions.

5、把握一个今天，胜似两个明天。
5. Seizing one today is better than two tomorrows.

6、清晨不起早，误一天的事；幼年不勤学，误一生的事。
6. Not waking up early in the morning leads to a day’s misfortune; not studying hard in youth leads to a lifetime’s misfortune.

7、等时间的人，就是浪费时间的人。
7. Those who wait for time are those who waste it.

8、你和时间开玩笑，它却对你很认真。
8. If you joke with time, it takes you seriously.

9、酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多。
9. A thousand cups are few when drinking with a bosom friend, half a sentence is too much when talking with someone incompatible.

10、有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相识。
10. With fate, a thousand miles are brought together; without it, people remain strangers even facing each other.

11、学文化，从字母开始；讲文明，从小事做起。
11. To learn culture, start with the alphabet; to practice civilization, start with small things.

12、静坐常思己过，闲谈莫论他非。
12. Reflect on your own faults when sitting quietly, and avoid gossiping about others in idle conversations.

13、痒要自己抓，好要别人夸。
13. Scratch your own itch, let others praise your goodness.

14、药不治假病，酒不解真愁。
14. Medicine cannot cure fake illnesses, and alcohol cannot dissolve true sorrows.

15、懒人嘴里明天多。
15. The lazy person always talks about tomorrow.

16、一日无二晨，时过不再临。
16. There is no second morning in a day, and time will not return once passed.

17、太阳落山了，人才感到阳光的可贵。
17. Only when the sun sets does one realize the value of sunlight.

18、你和时间开玩笑，它却对你很认真。
18. If you joke with time, it takes you seriously.

19、补漏趁天晴，读书趁年轻。
19. Repair leaks when the weather is fine, study when you are young.

20、少而不学，老而无识。
20. Not learning in youth leads to ignorance in old age.

21、把握一个今天，胜似两个明天。
21. Seizing one today is better than two tomorrows.

22、清晨不起早，误一天的事；幼年不勤学，误一生的事。
22. Not getting up early in the morning leads to a day’s misfortune; not studying diligently in youth leads to a lifetime’s misfortune.

23、好话一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。
23. A kind word warms three winters, while a harsh word hurts in the heat of June.

24、药对方，一口汤；不对方，一水缸。
24. The right medicine, a sip of soup; the wrong one, a whole barrel of water.

25、要捕鱼，先织网；要搭桥，先打桩。
25. To catch fish, first weave a net; to build a bridge, first drive in the piles.

26、要打当面鼓，不敲背后锣。
26. To criticize someone, do it face-to-face, not behind their back.

27、要得惊人艺，须下苦功夫。
27. To achieve amazing skills, hard work is necessary.

28、补漏趁天晴，读书趁年轻。
28. Repair leaks when the weather is fine; study when you are young.

29、少而不学，老而无识。
29. Not learning in youth leads to ignorance in old age.

30、一年之计在于春，一生之计在于勤。
30. The plan for a year lies in the spring; the plan for a lifetime lies in diligence.

31、一日不读口生，一日不写手生。
31. A day without reading makes the mouth dull, a day without writing makes the hand dull.

32、一日练，一日功，一日不练十日空。
32. Practice one day, gain one day’s progress; a day without practice, ten days are wasted.

33、时间像生命，一刻值千金。
33. Time is like life, every moment is worth a thousand gold coins.

34、有多大本钱，做多大生意。
34. Do as much business as your capital allows.

35、有多大的脚，穿多大的鞋。
35. Wear shoes that fit the size of your feet.

36、有饭休嫌淡，有车休嫌慢。
36. Don’t complain about the taste if you have food, or the speed if you have a car.

37、有福同享，有难同当。
37. Share happiness and hardship together.

38、有借有还，再借不难。
38. If you borrow and return, borrowing again is not difficult.

39、有理的想着说，没理的抢着说。
39. Think before speaking when you are right, and speak up when you are wrong.

40、无事不登三宝殿。
40. One does not visit the temple without a reason.

41、勤劳是个宝，一生离不了。
41. Diligence is a treasure that one cannot live without in their lifetime.

42、鸟欲高飞先振翅，人求上进先读书。
42. If a bird wants to fly high, it must first flap its wings; if a person seeks progress, they must first read books.

43、守财奴说金钱是命根，勤奋者看时间是生命。
43. A miser says money is the root of life, while a diligent person considers time as their life.

44、挥霍金钱是败坏物，虚度年华是败坏人。
44. Squandering money spoils possessions, and wasting time spoils oneself.

45、珍宝丢失了还可以找到，时间丢失了永远找不到。
45. Lost treasures can still be found, but lost time can never be found again.

46、懒人嘴里明天多。
46. A lazy person always has many tomorrows in their mouth.

47、学问学问，边学边问。
47. Learning is about studying and asking questions simultaneously.

48、记得少年骑竹马，转身便是白头翁。
48. Remember the days when we were young, riding on bamboo horses; in the blink of an eye, we become old men with white hair.

49、有钱难买少年时，失落光阴无处寻。
49. Money can’t buy back youth, and lost time cannot be found anywhere.

50、十年磨一剑。
50. It takes ten years to sharpen a sword.

51、业精于勤，荒于嬉；行成于思，毁于随。
51. Success comes from diligence and is ruined by play; character is built by thinking and destroyed by following blindly.

52、最珍贵的财富是时间，最大的浪费是虚度流年。
52. The most precious wealth is time, and the greatest waste is the idleness of one’s years.

53、有志不在年高,无志空活百岁。
53. Ambition is not about age; without ambition, living a hundred years is meaningless.

54、有钱难买老来瘦。
54. Money can’t buy a slim old age.

55、有钱三十为宰相，无钱八十做长工。
55. With money, one can be a prime minister at thirty; without money, one works as a laborer at eighty.

56、有肉嫌毛，有酒嫌糟。
56. When there’s meat, one complains about the hair; when there’s wine, one complains about the dregs.

57、老乡见老乡，两眼泪汪汪。
57. When fellow villagers meet, their eyes fill with tears.

58、在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。
58. At home, we rely on our parents; outside, we depend on our friends.

59、子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。
59. A son doesn’t despise his mother’s ugliness, and a dog doesn’t despise its poor home.

60、用珠宝装饰自己，不如用知识充实自己。
60. Adorning oneself with jewels is not as good as enriching oneself with knowledge.

61、由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。
61. It is easy to become extravagant from being frugal, but difficult to become frugal from being extravagant.

62、玉不琢，不成器；人不学，不知理。
62. Jade without polishing will not become a fine piece; a person without learning will not understand principles.

63、只要苦干，事成一半。
63. Hard work is half the success.

64、一日无二晨，时过不再临。
64. There is no second morning in a day; time will not return once passed.

65、古人学问无遗力，少壮功夫老始成。
65. Ancient scholars spared no effort in their studies, and only achieved success in their later years.

66、节约时间就是延长寿命。
66. Saving time is like extending one’s life.

67、明日复明日，明日何其多？我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
67. Tomorrow after tomorrow, how many tomorrows are there? Waiting for tomorrow in life, everything becomes wasted.

68、少年辛苦终身事,莫向光阴惰寸功。
68. The hard work of youth is a lifelong affair; do not be lazy in time.

69、黑发不知勤学早，白头方悔读书迟。
69. Black hair does not know the importance of diligent study early, and only regrets reading late when one’s head is white.

70、谁把一生的光阴虚度，便是抛下黄金未买一物。
70. Whoever wastes their life’s time has thrown away gold without buying anything.

71、浪费时间，等于缩短生命。
71. Wasting time is equivalent to shortening one’s life.

72、一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。
72. An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.

73、要得惊人艺，须下苦功夫。
73. To achieve amazing skills, one must work hard.

74、一笔画不成龙，一锹挖不出井。
74. A single stroke cannot make a dragon, and a single shovel cannot dig a well.

75、一夜不宿，十夜不足。
75. One night without sleep, ten nights are not enough to make up for it.

76、庄稼一枝花，全靠肥当家。
76. A crop’s flower relies entirely on the fertilizer.

77、捉奸捉双，捉贼捉脏。
77. Catch the adulterer in the act, catch the thief with the stolen goods.

78、有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。
78. With reason, one can go anywhere; without reason, one cannot take a single step.

79、有粮当思无粮难，莫到无粮思有粮。
79. When having food, think of the difficulty without it; do not think of having food when there is none.

80、有病早治，无病早防。
80. Treat an illness early when you are sick, and prevent one when you are well.

81、有菜半年粮，无菜半年荒。
81. A good supply of vegetables for half a year, a shortage of food for the other half.

82、有柴有米是夫妻，无柴无米各东西。
82. With firewood and rice, a couple thrives; without them, they go their separate ways.

83、有车就有辙，有树就有影。
83. Where there’s a car, there are tracks; where there’s a tree, there’s a shadow.

84、精益求精，艺无止境。
84. Strive for perfection, as the pursuit of art knows no bounds.

85、台上三分钟，台下十年功。
85. Three minutes on stage, ten years of hard work off stage.

86、三百六十行，行行出状元。
86. In every trade, there’s a top performer.

87、世上无难事，只怕有心人。
87. There are no difficult tasks in the world, only those who are determined to succeed.

88、玉不琢，不成器；人不学，不知道。
88. Unpolished jade remains unformed; uneducated people remain ignorant.

89、水不流会发臭，人不学会落后。
89. Stagnant water becomes foul-smelling, and those who don’t learn will fall behind.

90、一有百有，一穷百穷。
90. If one has everything, they have it all; if one is poor, they have nothing.

91、一羽示风向。一草示水流。
91. A single feather can show the direction of the wind; a single blade of grass can show the flow of water.

92、一针不补，十针难缝。
92. One stitch not mended leads to ten stitches’ difficulty in sewing.

93、一争两丑，一让两有。
93. Competing brings out the worst in both parties, while yielding brings out the best.

94、遇着绵羊是好汉，遇着好汉是绵羊。
94. Facing a sheep makes one a hero; facing a hero makes one a sheep.

95、欲速则不达。
95. Haste makes waste.

96、冤各有头，债各有主。
96. Each grievance has its source, and each debt has its owner.

97、圆木平不稳，方木头不滚。
97. A round log is not stable, and a square log doesn’t roll.

98、远亲不如近邻，近邻不如对门。
98. Distant relatives are not as helpful as close neighbors, and close neighbors are better than living right next door.

99、一个朋友一条路，一个冤家一堵墙。
99. One friend opens up a path, while one enemy builds a wall.

100、一个巧皮匠,没有好鞋样;两个笨皮匠,彼此有商量。
100. A skilled cobbler alone has no good shoe pattern; two unskilled cobblers can discuss and find a solution.