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"By the way, I'm interested in finding English counterparts of Chinese proverbs, idioms, sayings and etc.
Please add to the list, if you know any."
Well some of the stuff I posted below might not qualify as real english counterparts but what the heck, I don't have time for all the editing. 
Kiss and be friends. 握手言和。
Give everyone his due. 一視同仁。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙鵰。
A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
Every bean has its black. 金無足赤，人無完人。
He that promises too much means nothing. 輕諾者寡信。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患無詞。
The heart is seen in wine. 酒後吐真言。
He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。
Riches have wings. 富貴無常。
Nothing is easier than fault-finding. 站著說話不腰痛。
Diamonds cut diamonds. 棋逢對手，將遇良才。
The best of friends must part. 天下沒有不散的宴席。
No fire without smoke. 無風不起浪。
It is the first step that is troublesome. 萬事開頭難。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，無奇不有。
Wealth is nothing without health. 健康勝於財富。
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性難移。
Art is long, life is short. 生命短暫，藝術長存。
A friend is best found in adversity. 患難見真情。
You are never too old to learn. 活到老學到老。
We begun is half done. 良好的開端等於成功的一半。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利於行。
Time tries all things. 時間檢驗一切。
Practice is better than precept. 身教重於言教。
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 實踐得真知。
Doing everything is doing nothing. 貪多嚼不爛。
Faith moves mountains. 精誠所至，金石為開。
He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。
Score twice before you cut once. 三思而後行。
Keeping is harder than winning. 創業不易，守業更難。
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上兩次當。
He sits no sure that sits too high. 高處不勝寒。
Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所見略同。
Custom makes all tings easy. 習慣成自然。
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨綢繆。
So the world wags. 這就是人生。
One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。
No weal without woe. 福兮禍所伏, 禍兮福所倚。
Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。
Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
Dreams are lies. 夢不足信。
Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。
A light heart live long. 心情開朗壽命長。不惱不愁，活到白頭。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃蘋果一隻，身體健康不求醫。
You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事難兩全其美。
So said, so done. 說到做到。言出必行。
All covet, all lose. 樣樣垂涎，樣樣失落。貪多嚼不爛。
Better be envied than pitied. 寧被人妒，不受人憐。
Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利於行。
Haste makes waste. 忙亂易錯。欲速則不達。
Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤勞之人不受窮。
He that respects not is not respected. 受人敬，要先敬人。
Art is long, life is short. 生命短暫，藝術長存。
A friend is best found in adversity. 患難見真情。
You are never too old to learn. 活到老學到老。
We begun is half done. 良好的開端等於成功的一半。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利於行。
Time tries all things. 時間檢驗一切。
Practice is better than precept. 身教重於言教。
nowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 實踐得真知。
Doing everything is doing nothing. 貪多嚼不爛。
Faith moves mountains. 精誠所至，金石為開。
He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。
Score twice before you cut once. 三思而後行。
Keeping is harder than winning. 創業不易，守業更難。
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上兩次當。
He sits no sure that sits too high. 高處不勝寒。
Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所見略同。
Custom makes all tings easy. 習慣成自然。
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨綢繆。
So the world wags. 這就是人生。
One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。
No weal without woe. 福兮禍所伏, 禍兮福所倚。
Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。
Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
Dreams are lies. 夢不足信。
Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。
A light heart live long. 心情開朗壽命長。不惱不愁，活到白頭。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃蘋果一隻，身體健康不求醫。
You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事難兩全其美。
So said, so done. 說到做到。言出必行。
All covet, all lose. 樣樣垂涎，樣樣失落。貪多嚼不爛。
Better be envied than pitied. 寧被人妒，不受人憐。
Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利於行。
Haste makes waste. 忙亂易錯。欲速則不達。
Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤勞之人不受窮。
He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。
The shortest way round is the longest way home. 欲速則不達。
Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共濟。
Even woods have ears.隔牆有耳。
Great weights hang on small wires.千鈞一髮。
One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.一葉障目，不見泰山。
Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。
Work makes the workman.熟能生巧。
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患無辭。
Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。
Greatest genius often lies concealed.大智若愚。
Honour to whom honour is due.論功行賞。
Let』s cross the bridge when we come to it.既來之，則安之。
Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.飢不擇食
One swallow does not make a summer.一花獨放不是春。
The heart』s letter is read in the eyes.眼睛是心靈的窗戶。
A baker』s wife may bite of a bun, a brewer』s wife may bite of a tun.近水樓台先得月。
A short cut is often a wrong cut.欲速則不達。
Grasp all, lose all.貪多必失。
The deed proves the man.觀其行而知其人。
You never know till you have tired.事非經過不知難。
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火煉。
Take time while time is, for time will away.機不可失，時不在來。
No cross, no crown.不吃苦中苦，難為人上人。
Humility often gains more than pride.滿招損，謙受益。
He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks.事實勝於雄辯。
Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.水能載舟，亦能覆舟。
A little spark may kindle a great fire.星星之火，可以燎原。
Behind the mountains there are people to be found.天外有天，山外有山。
Cast an anchor to windward.未雨綢繆。
Care and diligence bring luck.謹慎勤奮，帶來好運。
The battle is to the strong.兩強相遇勇者勝。 |
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