1． 見機行事。(jian ji xing shi) 1． Act according to circumstances.
2． 兵不厭詐。(bing bu yan zha) 2． All is fair in war.
3． 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。 (liu de qing shan zai, bu pa mei chai shao) 3． As long as the green hills last, there'll always be wood to burn.
4． 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。 (zhong gua de gua, zhong dou de dou)4． As you sow, so shall you reap.
5． 不問就聽不到假話。(bu wen jiu ting bu dao zhen hua) 5． Ask no questions and be told no lies.
6． 情人眼裏出西施。 (qing ren yan li chu xi shi)6． Beauty lies in lover's eye.
7． 血濃於水。(xue nong yu shui) 7． Blood is thicker than water.
8． 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰。 (hai nei cun zhi ji, tian ya ruo bi lin)8． A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
9． 簡潔是智慧的靈魂。 (jian jie shi zhi hui de ling hun)9． Brevity is the soul of wit.
10．公事公辦。 (gong shi gong ban)10．Business is business.
11．車到山前必有路。 11．The cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there.
12．巧婦難為無米之炊。 12． he cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.
13．笨鳥先飛。 13． Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
14．精誠所至，金石為開。 14． Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone.
15．置之死地而後生。 15． Confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live.
16．滴水穿石。 16． Constant dripping wears away the stone.
17．習慣成自然。 17． Custom is a second nature.
18．以其人之道，還治其人之身。 18． Deal with a man as he deals with you.
19．血債要用血來還。 19． Debts of blood must be paid in blood.
20．隔行如隔山。 20． Different trades are separated as by mountains.
21．一回生，二回熟。 21． Different the first time, easy the second.
22．早動手，早收獲。 22． Early sow, early mow.
23． 者千慮，必有一失。 23． Even the wise are not free from error.
24． 吃一塹，長一智。 24． Every failure one meets with adds to one's experience.
25． 國家興亡，匹夫有責。 25． Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country.
26． 每一個人都有美中不足的地方。 26． Every man has the defects of his own virtues.
27． 人各有所好。 27． Every man to his taste.
28． 行行出狀元。 28． Every profession produces its own leading authority.
29． 仁者見仁，智者見智。 29． Everyone thinks in his way.
30． 切莫錯過良機。 30． Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
31． 凡事總有一個開頭。 31． Everything must have a beginning.
32． 身教勝於言教。 32． Example is better than precept.
33． 經驗是智慧之母。 33． Experience is the mother of wisdom.
34． 經驗是愚者之師。 34． Experience is the teacher of fools.
35． 樂極生悲。 35． Extreme joy begets sorrow.
36． 以眼還眼，以牙還牙。 36． An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
37． 心有餘而力不足（貪多嚼不爛）。 37． The eye is bigger than the belly.
38． 吃一塹，長一智。 38． A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
39． 人怕出名豬怕壯。 39． Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.
40． 少說為佳。 40． Few words are best.
41． 寡不敵眾。 41． A few are no match for the many.
42． 水火無情。 42． Fire and water have no mercy.
43． 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣。 43． Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure.
44． 患難之交才是真正的朋友。 44． A friend in need is a friend indeed.
45． 君子之交淡如水。 45． The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water.
46． 天才出自勤奮。 46． Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
47． 禮輕情意重。 47． The gift is trifling but the feeling is profound.
48． 好故事百聽不厭。 48． A good tale is not the worse for being told twice.
49． 善有善報，惡有惡報。 49． Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil.
50． 名師出高徒。 50． A great teacher produces a brilliant student.
51． 習慣成自然。 51． Habit is second nature.
52． 欲速則不達（忙中有錯）。 52． Haste makes waste.
53． 滿招損，謙受益。 53． Haughtiness invites disaster, humility receives benefit.
54． 時來運轉百事順。 54． He dances well to whom fortune pipes.
55． 人人都有缺點。 55． He is lifeless that is faultless.
56． 近墨者黑。 56． He that touchs pitch shall be defiled.
57． 人無遠慮，必有近憂。 57． He who gives no thought to difficulties in the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand.
58． 來者不善，善者不來。 58． He who has come is surely strong or he'd never have come along.
59． 與人方便，自己方便。 59． He who helps others helps himself.
60． 誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好。 60． He who laughs last laughs longest.
61． 健康勝於財富。 61． Health is better than wealth.
62． 心有靈犀一點通。 62． Hearts which beat in unison are linked.
63． 曆史總在重演。 63． History repeats itself.
64． 明人不做暗事。 64． An honest man does nothing underhand.
65． 誠實是上上之策。 65． Honesty is the best policy.
66． 態度隨地位而變。 66． Honours change manners.
67． 上梁不正下梁歪。 67． If the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant.
68． 若要人不知，除非己莫為。 68． If you do not wish anyone to know what you have done, it is better not to have done it in the first place.
69． 隻要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針。 69． If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle.
70． 病從口入，禍從口出。 70． Illness comes from food and trouble from speech.
71． 貴人多忘事。 71． Important people have short memories.
72． 一不做，二不休。 72． In for a penny, in for a pound.
73． 酒後吐真言。 73． In wine there is truth.
74． 事後聰明很容易。 74． It is easy to be wise after the event.
75． 得道多助，失道寡助。 75． A just cause enjoys abundant support while an unjust cause finds little.
76． 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。 76． Justice has long arms.
77． 活到老，學到老。 77． Keep on learning as long as you live.
78． 知己知彼，百戰不殆。 78． Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.
79． 前事不忘，後事之師。 79． Lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future.
80． 同類相吸。 80． Like attracts like.
81． 有其師必有其徒。 81． Like teacher, like pupil.
82． 學無止境。 82． Live and learn.
83． 欲速則不達。 83． The longest way round is the nearest way home.
84． 養兵千日，用兵一時。 84． Maintain an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour.
85． 大丈夫能屈能伸。 85． A man among men is he who knows when to eat humble pie and when to hold his head high.
86． 人生一世，草木一春。 86． Man has but one life, grass sees but one spring.
87． 大智若愚。 87． A man of great wisdom often seems slowwitted.
88． 禍不單行。 88． Misfortunes never come singly.
89． 一失足成千古恨。 89． A moment's error can bring a lifelong regret.
90． 錢是萬惡之源。 90． Money is the root of all evil.
91． 跑了和尚跑不了廟。 91． The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.
92． 道高一尺，魔高一丈。 92． The more illumination, the more temptation.
93． 多勞多得。 93． More pay for more work.
94． 需要是發明之母。 94． Necessity is the mother of invention.
95． 不打不相識。 95． No discord, no concord.
96． 天有不測風雲。 96． Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.
97． 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 97． Nothing venture, nothing have.
98． 一失足成千古恨。 98． One false step brings everlasting grief.
99． 無事不登三寶殿。 99． One never goes to the temple for no reason.
100．鑰匙開一把鎖。 100．Open different locks with different keys.
101．機會帶來成功。 101．Opportunity brings success.
(括號裏是拚音)