尺有所短,寸有所长
Sometimesafootistooshortandaninchistoolong.
当局者迷,旁观者者清
Lookers-onseemostoftheqingdynasty
独木不成林
Onetreedoesn'tmakeaforest
前事不忘,后事之师
Todayisyesterday'spupil
Thepast,ifnotforgotten,canserveasaguideforthefuture
Lessonslearnedfromthepastcanguideoneinthefuture.
十年树木,百年树人
Ittakestenyearstogrowtreesbutahundredyearstorearpeople."
玉不琢不成器
Gemsunwroughtcandonothinguseful.
Themoreyoubeatirontheharderitgrows.
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
Romewasn'tbuiltinaday
吃一堑,长一智
Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.
初生牛犊不怕虎
Themorewit,thelesscourage
磨刀不误砍柴工
Sharpeningtheaxewillnotinterferewiththecuttingoffirewood.
曲不离口,拳不离手
practiceboxingandsingingallthetime
TheBoxer'sfistmuststicktoitstask,andthesinger'smouthnorestmustask.
世上无难事,只怕有心人
Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindto/onit
行百里者半九十
Tocover90percentofone'sdestineddistanceBringsthetravelernofartherthanthemidwaypoint.-
一叶障目,不见泰山
Oneeloudisenough
Cannotseethewoodforthetrees
众人拾柴火焰高
Manyhandsmakelightwork
Wheneverybodyaddsfueltheflamesrisehigh.
尚未解决的:
书到用时方恨少
滴水之恩,当涌泉相报
一方水土养一方人