恶其始者必恶其终。不善始者不善终。A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

有胜于无。A bad bush is better than the open field.

吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.

做贼心虚。A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.

坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。坏习惯要一点一滴地改掉，而不是听之任之。 A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.

开门揖盗。A bad padlock invites a picklock.

善有善报，恶有恶报；不是不报，时辰未到A bad penny always turns up.

坏事传千年。A bad thing never dies.

拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

达成的协议不可撕毁。 A bargain is a bargain.

乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。 A beggar's purse is bottomless.

双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.

什么鸟唱什么歌。 A bird may be known by its song.

略有胜于全无。 A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.

坐井观天。 A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.

秋波送盲，白费痴情。瞎子不谢赠镜人。 A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.

一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。 A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.

有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。 A book that remains shut is but a block.

借来的斗篷不暖身。 A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.

相聚爱益切，离别情更深。 Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

自己选的担子不嫌重。 A burden of one's choice is not felt.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 A burnt child dreads the fire.

蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。 A candle lights others and consumes itself.

猫也有权晋见国王。人权平等。A cat may look at a king.

猫有九条命。 A cat has nine lives.

天有不测风云。 Accidents will happen.

链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

调换一下工作是很好的休息。 A change of work is as good as a rest.

快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。 A cheerful wife is the joy of life.

身正不怕影子斜。 A clean hand wants no washing.

问心无愧，高枕无忧。 A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

光明磊落，胜券在握。 A clear conscience is a sure card.

白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.

宁为清贫，不为浊富。 A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.

病从口入，祸从口出。 A close mouth catches no flies.

夜郎自大。 A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.

同仇敌忾。 A common danger causes common action.

久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。 A constant guest is never welcome.

知足常乐。 A contented mind is perpetual feast.

贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。 A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.

狡猾的流氓，不需中间人。狡猾的流氓不需要经纪人。 A crafty knave needs no broker.

户枢不蠹。 A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.

行动是知识的成果。 Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.

事实胜于雄辩。 Actions speak louder than words.

不满足者坐无宁时。 A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.

病情确诊断，治病好一半。 A disease known is half cured.

在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.

骨头打狗狗不叫。要想狗不叫，必须有骨头 A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.

苦难是磨练人的好机会。Adversity is a good discipline.

逆境迎向昌盛。 Adversity leads to prosperity.

患难使人聪明，但不能致富。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

身处逆境不择友。 Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。 Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.

死得光明，终身荣耀。 A fair death honors the whole life.

人不可貌相。 A fair face may hide a foul heart.

益友难得。 A faithful friend is hard to find.

吃一堑，长一智。 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。 After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while.

父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。 A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.

承认错误，等于改正一半。 A fault confessed is half redressed.

事情要按步就班地做，就会很快地做完。 Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.

口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。 A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.

愚人常缺算计。 A fool always comes short of his reckoning.

傻瓜总爱强出头。 A fool always rushes to the fore.

笨蛋难聚财。 A fool and his money are soon parted.

蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。 A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity.

一愚发问，七智结舌。 A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.

愚者所问，智者难答。 A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.

愚者千虑，必有一得。 A fool may give a wise man counsel.

一愚所失，百智难回。 A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.

一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。清官难断家务事。A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another.

愚者千虑，必有一得。 A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.

愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。说什么话不考虑后果也不想坏心思想说什么就说什么，很豪爽但是容易得罪人。 A fool's heart dances on his lips.

狐狸会变，但本性难移。江山易改,本性难移。  A fox may grow gray, but never good.

朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。 A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.