1. A book that remains shut is but a block书本不常翻,犹如一块砖.

2. Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. 愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。

3. Books and friends should be few but good. 读书如交友，应求少而精。

4. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

5. There is no end to learning学无止境。

6. Much more than a bell sound, much more than a candle light多一个铃铛多一声响，多一枝蜡烛多一分光。

7. Do not drop sea, makes difficult to garland滴水不成海，独木难成林。

8. The collective is the source of power, all is the cradle of wisdom.People together who is strong集体是力量的源泉，众人是智慧的摇篮。

9. A stake with three fence, a good brave fellow three help一个篱笆三个桩,一个好汉三个帮。

10. One boy is a boy; two boys half boy;three boys no boy三个和尚没水吃。

11. Two heads are better than one三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。

12. Two people are of the same mind their sharpness can cut through metal二人同心其利断金。

13. Solidarity means strength团结就是力量。

14. Rice type meters to more, more people to speak out稻多打出米来，人多讲出理来。

15. When everybody adds fuel, the flames rise high众人拾柴火焰高。

16. Fish from the water, the wild goose can't stray鱼不能离水，雁不能离群。

17. People with one mind will remove Mount Tai人心齐，泰山移

18. What may be done at any time will be done at no time常将今日推明日，推到后来无足迹。

19. Many hands make light (or quick) work人多活儿轻。

20. Many hands make a burden lighter众擎易举。

21. Many hands are better than one众擎易举。

22. No longer pipe, no longer dance运不逢时,事不得意。

23. Health does not consist with intemperance健康和放纵,彼此不相容。

24. Glory is the shadow of virtue光荣是美德的影子。

25. Fast bind, fast find扎的牢, 丢不了。

26. Drowning man will catch at a straw溺水的人一根草也要抓。

27. Cry with one eye and laugh with the other口不应心。

28. A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。

29. A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land聪明脑袋勤劳手,走遍天下贵如金。

30. A cat has nine lives吉人自有天相

31. A candle lights others and consumes itself蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。

32. A burnt child dreads the fire一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。

33. A burden of one's choice is not felt自愿挑担不嫌重; 自己的孩子背着不嫌沉。

34. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it相聚爱益切,离别情更深

35. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm借来的斗篷不暖身。

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