A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。

A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。

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 boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。

A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。

A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

A cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。

A cat may look at a king. 人人平等。

A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。

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. 没有十全十美的朋友。

"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 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 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 light heart lives long. 静以修身。

A little body often harbors a great soul. 浓缩的都是精品。