Nothing will come of nothing.
无风不起浪。One of these days is none of these days.
拖延时日,终难实现。One tree can't make a forest.
独木不成林。For better or for worse.
同甘共苦。Union is strength.
团结就是力量。A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。Every minute counts.
分秒必争。A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解,害已误人。A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
病夫多长命Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行动是知识之佳果。Actions speak louder than words.
行动比言语更响亮。(百说不如一干。)A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.
不满足者坐无宁时。A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
好书千载常如新。A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
秋波送盲,白费痴情A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
坐井观天A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.
一天之计在于晨A bird may be known by its song.
听其言知其人A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人。A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手,胜似二鸟在林
A beggar's purse is bottomless.
乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。A bargain is a bargain.
一言为定; 达成的协议不可撕毁。A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)A bad thing never dies.
坏事传千年
A bad penny always turns up.
善有善报,恶有恶报;不是不报,时辰未到
A bad padlock invites a picklock.
开门揖盗。 意思是挂锁失灵招撬窃.A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
坏习惯像鲜馅饼,分食要比保存好。
A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.
做贼心虚。A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。A bad bush is better than the open field.
聊胜于无
God defend me from my friends; form my enemy I can defend myself.
防友靠天,防敌靠己。