adversity leads to prosperity.
窮則思變。
a bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善終。
a bad thing never dies.
遺臭萬年。
a bad workman always blames his tools.
不會撐船怪河彎。
a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
a bully is always a coward.
色厲內荏。
a burden of one's choice is not felt.
愛挑的擔子不嫌重。
a candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。
a cat has 9 lives.
貓有九條命。
a cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
a close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入。
a constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厭。
actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
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。