a cat may look at a king.

人人平等。

a constant guest is never welcome.

常客令人厌。

actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

adversity leads to prosperity.

穷则思变。

adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

逆境出人才。

a fair death honors the whole life.

死得其所，流芳百世。

a faithful friend is hard to find.

知音难觅。

a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

a fox may grow gray, but never good.

江山易改，本性难移。

a friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

a friend is easier lost than found.

得朋友难，失朋友易。

a friend is never known till a man has need.

需要之时方知友。

a friend without faults will never be found.

没有十全十美的。

‘after you‘ is good manners.

您先请”是礼貌。

a good beginning is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

a good beginning makes a good ending.

善始者善终。

a good book is a good friend.

好书如挚友。

a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

一本好书，相伴一生。

a good conscience is a soft pillow.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

a good fame is better than a good face.

美名胜过美貌。

a good husband makes a good wife.

夫善则妻贤。

a good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口。

a bad workman always blames his tools.

不会撑船怪河弯。

a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

a stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

a straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

身正不怕影子斜。

a wise head makes a close mouth.

真人不露相，露相非真人。

a word spoken is past recalling.

一言既出，驷马难追。

a year‘s plan starts with spring.

一年之计在于春。

a young idler, an old beggar.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

a bad thing never dies.

遗臭万年。

a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.

吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

a good wife health is a man‘s best wealth.

妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

a great talker is a great liar.

说大话者多谎言。

a light heart lives long.

静以修身。

a hedge between keeps friendship green.

君子之交淡如水。

a joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.

戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

a leopard cannot change its spots.

积习难改。

a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.

说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

a little body often harbors a great soul.

浓缩的都是精品。

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

一知半解，自欺欺人。

a little pot is soon hot.

狗肚子盛不得四两油。

all are brave when the enemy flies.

敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。

all good things come to an end.

天下没有不散的筵席。