You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
不打破鸡蛋,煎不出蛋饼。有失才有得。The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。There's no place like home.
没有地方比得上家。There's no such thing as a free lunch.
天下没有免费的午餐。No man is an island.
没有人是座孤岛The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
“无声无息,亦无所得”, 或 “爱哭的孩子有奶吃”A small mistake will trigger huge consequences.
失之毫厘,谬之千里。
Rome was not built in a day.
伟业非一日之功。Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。Beauty is only skin deep.
美貌只是肤浅的。Little leaks sink the ship.
小漏洞会使一条船沉没。Time waits for no man.
时间不等人./时不待我Time lost can not be recalled.
光阴一去不复返。Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不待人。Improve your time and your time will improve you.
提高效率,你也将会提高。All time is no time when it is past.
光阴一去不复返.A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough always proves little enough.
时间一去不再来,我们常说时间充足,实际总是不够。How time flies!
时光飞逝。To cherish the time, do not believe in fate.
要珍惜时间,别相信命运。No time like the present.
只争朝夕。There is no royal road to learning.
学问无坦途。/书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟.It is never too old to learn.
活到老,学到老。Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
与狗同眠,醒来一身虱。A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
恶其始者必恶其终。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。Don't put the cart before the horse.
套车之前先备好马。Better the devil you know than the one you don't.
明枪易躲,暗箭难防If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
如果愿望都能实现,乞丐早就发财了。Don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk.
不要说一套做一套。