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

2、有志者立长志，无志者常立志。
2. Those with ambition set long-term goals, while those without ambition constantly make resolutions.

3、少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
3. If you don’t work hard in your youth, you’ll regret it in your old age.

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

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

6、黑发不知勤学早，白头方悔读书迟。
6. Black hair doesn’t know the value of diligent study in youth, only to regret not reading when one’s head is white.

7、记得少年骑竹马，转身便是白头翁。
7. Remember the days when we were young and riding on bamboo horses, now we’ve turned into old men with white hair.

8、有钱难买少年时，失落光阴无处寻。
8. Money can’t buy back the youth that’s lost, and wasted time can never be found.

9、节约时间就是延长寿命。
9. Saving time is extending life.

10、守财奴说金钱是命根，勤奋者看时间是生命。
10. The miser says money is the root of life, while the diligent see time as life itself.

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

12、谁把一生的光阴虚度，便是抛下黄金未买一物。
12. Whoever idles away their life will have thrown away gold without buying a thing.

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

14、懒人嘴里明天多。
14. Lazy people have many tomorrows in their mouths.

15、一日无二晨，时过不再临。
15. There is no second morning in a day, and time will not come again once it has passed.

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

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

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

19、少而不学，老而无识。
19. If you don’t learn when you are young, you will be ignorant when you are old.

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

21、清晨不起早，误一天的事；幼年不勤学，误一生的事。
21. He who rises late in the morning spoils a day’s work; he who does not study diligently in his youth spoils his whole life.

22、好话一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。
22. A kind word warms three winter months, while a harsh word chills even in June.

23、酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多。
23. With a bosom friend, a thousand cups of wine are few; with a mismatched conversation, half a word is too much.

24、有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相识。
24. Destiny brings together those who are thousands of miles apart, while those without it remain strangers even when face to face.

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

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

27、痒要自己抓，好要别人夸。
27. Scratch your own itch, and let others praise your virtues.

28、药不治假病，酒不解真愁。
28. Medicine cannot cure a sham illness, and alcohol cannot dissolve true sorrow.

29、药对方，一口汤；不对方，一水缸。
29. The right medicine needs only a sip of soup; the wrong one requires a whole vat of water.

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

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

32、要得惊人艺，须下苦功夫。
32. To master an astonishing skill, one must put in hard work.

33、要想长寿，先戒烟酒。
33. To achieve longevity, first quit smoking and drinking.

34、要知山中事，须问打柴人。
34. To know the affairs of the mountains, ask the woodcutter.

35、要知下山路，须问过来人。
35. To learn the way down the mountain, ask those who have been there.

36、业精于勤荒于嬉，形成于思毁于随。
36. Diligence perfects a skill, while playfulness leads to its ruin; character is formed by thought and destroyed by carelessness.

37、夜夜防贼，年年防歉。
37. Guard against thieves every night, and protect against crop failure every year.

38、一饱为足，十饱伤人。
38. One full meal is enough, but ten full meals can harm a person.

39、一笔画不成龙，一锹挖不出井。
39. One stroke cannot make a dragon, and one shovel cannot dig a well.

40、江山易改，本性难移。
40. It is easy to change a landscape, but difficult to alter one’s nature.

41、上梁不正下梁歪。
41. The upper beam is not straight, and the lower beam will be crooked.

42、一马不配两鞍，一脚难踏两船。
42. A horse cannot be matched with two saddles, and one foot cannot step on two boats.

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

44、一人传虚，百人传实。
44. One person spreads falsehood, and a hundred people spread the truth.

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

46、吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短。
46. He who eats from others’ hands becomes submissive, and he who takes from others becomes indebted.

47、人心齐，泰山移。
47. When people are united, even Mount Tai can be moved.

48、常说嘴里顺，常写手不笨。
48. Speaking often makes the words flow smoothly, and writing often prevents the hand from becoming clumsy.

49、人过留名，雁过留声。
49. A person leaves a name behind, and a wild goose leaves a sound as it passes.

50、一日练，一日功，一日不练十日空。
50. One day of practice brings progress, one day without practice leaves ten days in vain.

51、一日三笑，不用吃药。
51. Three laughs a day keep the doctor away.

52、一天省下一两粮，十年要用仓来装。
52. Save a little food each day, and in ten years you’ll need a warehouse to store it.

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

54、三分像人，七分像鬼。
54. Three parts human and seven parts ghost.

55、人中吕布，马中赤兔。
55. Among people, Lu Bu is the best; among horses, the red rabbit is the finest.

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

57、学问学问，边学边问。
57. Learning is a process of studying and asking questions.

58、三人行，必有我师。
58. When three people walk together, there must be a teacher among them.

59、好记性不如烂笔头。
59. A good memory is not as good as a broken pen.

60、有山必有路，有水必有渡。
60. Where there is a mountain, there is a path; where there is water, there is a ferry.

61、有上坡必有下坡，有进路必有出路。
61. There is an uphill, there must be a downhill; there is an entrance, there must be an exit.

62、有时省一口，缺时当一斗。
62. Save a little at times, and it will amount to a lot when you’re in need.

63、有事叫公公，无事脸朝东。
63. Call for help when needed, and turn away when not.

64、有心烧香，不论早晚。
64. If you’re sincere in burning incense, it doesn’t matter whether it’s early or late.

65、有一兴必有一败，有一利必有一弊。
65. For every rise, there must be a fall; for every advantage, there must be a disadvantage.

66、有则改之，无则加勉。
66. If there is something wrong, correct it; if not, strive to do better.

67、种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
67. As you sow, so shall you reap.

68、种早不荒，起早不忙。
68. Plant early, and you won’t be in a hurry; start early, and you won’t be busy.

69、重复是学习之母。
69. Repetition is the mother of learning.

70、众人拾柴火焰高。
70. Many hands make light work.

71、众人一条心，黄土变成金。
71. When everyone is of one mind, even yellow soil can turn to gold.

72、贮水防旱，积谷防荒。
72. Store water to prevent drought, and save grain to prevent famine.

73、抓鱼要下水，伐木要如林
73. To catch fish, you must go into the water; to cut wood, you must enter the forest.

74、庄稼不让时，船家不让风。
74. Farmers don’t miss the time for planting, and boatmen don’t miss the wind.

75、庄稼怕旱，干活怕站。
75. Crops fear drought, and work fears standing around.

76、庄稼怕天旱，做事怕蛮干。
76. Crops fear the weather’s drought, and tasks fear reckless actions.

77、一天省一把，十年买匹马。
77. Save a handful each day, and in ten years, you can buy a horse.

78、一天一根线，十年积成缎。
78. A thread a day, and in ten years, you’ll have a brocade.

79、一问三不知，神仙没法治。
79. If you don’t know the answer to three questions, even神仙 (immortals) can’t cure it.

80、自己的东西是宝，别人的东西是草。
80. What’s yours is treasure, and what’s others’ is but grass.

81、自满是进步的退步。
81. Complacency is the first step towards regression.

82、自在不成人，成人不自在。
82. Being at ease does not make a person, and a person at ease does not become one.

83、走路不怕上高山，撑船不怕过限滩
83. One is not afraid of climbing high mountains while walking, nor is one afraid of navigating through rapids while boating.

84、嘴上无毛，办事不牢。
84. A man without a beard on his lips is unreliable in handling affairs.

85、做一行，怨一行，到老不在行。
85. Engage in one profession, complain about one profession, and never excel in any profession when old.

86、坐吃山空，立吃地陷。
86. Sitting and eating will deplete the mountain, standing and eating will cause the ground to collapse.

87、书本不常翻，犹如一块砖。
87. A book that is not frequently flipped through is like a brick.

88、读书破万卷，下笔如有神。
88. Reading ten thousand books, writing as if guided by a deity.

89、老鼠过街，人人喊打。
89. When a rat crosses the street, everyone shouts to beat it.

90、多行不义必自毙。
90. One who commits many injustices will eventually perish.

91、交人交心，浇花浇根。
91. When making friends, make their hearts; when watering flowers, water their roots.

92、有福同享，有难同当。
92. Share happiness in times of fortune and face difficulties together in times of hardship.

93、邻居好，赛金宝。
93. A good neighbor is better than a treasure of gold.

94、远亲不如近邻，近邻不抵对门。
94. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor, and a close neighbor is better than the one right next door.

95、衣不如新，人不如故。
95. Clothes are better when new, and people are better when old.

96、衣服不洗要脏，种田不犁要荒。
96. Clothes remain dirty if not washed, and fields become barren if not plowed.

97、艺高人胆大。
97. A skilled person has great courage.

98、用人不疑，疑人不用。
98. Trust those you use, and do not use those you doubt.

99、一言既出，驷马难追。
99. Once a word is spoken, even a team of four horses cannot retrieve it.

100、一叶遮目，不见泰山。
100. A leaf covering the eyes cannot see Mount Tai.