a hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
a joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戲謔不能化敵為友，只能使人失去朋友。
all things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事總是由難而易。
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.
只會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。
a man becomes learned by asking questions.
不恥下問才能有學問。
a man can do no more than he can.
凡事都應量力而行。
a friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之時方知友。
a friend without faults will never be found.
沒有十全十美的朋友。
'after you' is good manners.
“您先請”是禮貌。
a good beginning is half done.
良好的開端是成功的一半。
a good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善終。
a good book is a good friend.
好書如摯友。
a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好書，相伴一生。
a good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。
a good fame is better than a good face.
美名勝過美貌。
a good husband makes a good wife.
夫善則妻賢。
a good medicine tastes bitter.
良藥苦口。
a good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻賢身體好是男人最大的財富。
actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
adversity leads to prosperity.
窮則思變。
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.
知音難覓。
a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹，長一智。
a fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性難移。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
a friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友難，失朋友易。
a great talker is a great liar.
說大話者多謊言。