习惯成自然Habitisasecondnature.
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐。Aleadershouldplanandworryaheadofthepeople，andenjoythefruitsafterthepeople.
陷于瘫痪tobeatastandstill
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。Ifaholeisnotmendedwhenitissmall，itwillcausegreatdamagewhenitbecomesbig.
心有灵犀一点通Lover’sheartsarecloselylinked.心有余而力不足Thespiritiswilling，butthefleshisweak.星火燎原Asinglesparkcanstartaprairiefire.
谦虚使人进步，骄傲使人落后。Modestyhelpsonegoforward，whereasconceitmakesonelagbehind.
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。Learningwithoutthoughtmeanslabourlost；thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous.
学然后知不足Themoreonelearns，themoreheseeshisignorance.学如逆水行舟，不进则退。Learningislikerowingupstream.Ifyoudonot
trytogoforward，youwillgobackward.
学无止境Nevertoooldtolearn.或者Thereisnolimittoknowledge.雪中送炭toprovidetimelyhelp
言必信，行必果。Promisesmustbekeptandactionmustberesolute.言者无罪，闻者足戒。Blamenotthespeakerbutbewarnedbyhiswords.野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。Notevenaprairiefirecandestroythegrass；it
growsagainwhenthespringbreezeblows.一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨。Theyear’satthespring；Andday’sat
themorn；Morning’satseven.
一石激起千层浪Aslighthintcausesabigstir.
一心不能二用Amancannotspinandreelatthesametime.或者Noman
canbothsupandblowatonce.
一言既出，驷马难追。Whatissaidcannotbeunsaid.或者Awordspokenispastrecalling.
一知半解tohaveasmatteringofknowledge；tohavescantyknowledge一着不慎，满盘皆输。Onecarelessmoveandthewholegameislost.衣食足而后知礼义Wealthenablesmentobecourteous.或者Well-fed，well-
bred.
移风易俗tobreakwitholdhabits；todoawaywitholdcustoms以牙还牙，以眼还眼。Toothfortoothandeyeforeye.
异曲同工Differentapproachescontributetothesameend.勇往直前togoaheadboldly；toforgeahead；topresson有借有换，再借不难Shortdebtsmakelongfriends.有利必有弊Everyadvantagehasitsowndisadvantage.
有则改之，无则加勉。Correctmistakesifyouhavemadeanyandguardagainstthemifyouhavenot.
鱼龙混杂thegenuinebeingmixedwithfalse
雨后春笋（般的涌现）tospringuplikebambooshootsafteraspringrain；tospringuplikemushrooms
欲盖弥彰Themoreonetriestohide，themoreoneisexposed.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。Youcanenjoyagrandersight，Byclimbingtoa
greaterheight.
月满则亏，水满则溢。Themoonwaxesonlytowane，waterbrimsonlytooverflow.
招之即来，来之能战，战之能胜。Bereadytoassembleatthefirstcallandbecapableoffightingandwinning.
知彼知己，百战不殆。Knowtheenemyandknowyourself，andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat.
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。Perseverancespellssuccess.或者Perseverancewillprevail.
也可直译：Withperseverance，evenasteelbarcanbepolishedintoaneedle.智者千虑必有一失，愚者千虑必有一得。Eventhewisearenotalwaysfree
fromerror.或者Evenafooloccasionallyhitsagoodidea.或者EvenHomer
sometimesnods.或者Afoolmaysometimesgiveawisemancounsel.中庸之道thedoctrineofthemean
众人拾柴火焰高Littlechipslightgreatfire助人为乐tohelpalamedogoverastile自食其力tostandonone’sownfeetorlegs
天行健，君子以自强不息；地势坤，君子以厚德载物。一种译文为：Themovementofheavenisfullofpower.Thusthesuperiormanmakeshimselfstronganduntiring.Theearth’sconditionisreceptivedevotion.
Thusthesuperiormanwhohasbreadthofcharactercarriestheouterworld.
另一种译文为：
Asheavenmaintainsvigorthroughmovements，
agentlemanshouldconstantlystriveforself-perfection.Asearth’sconditionisreceptivedevotion，
agentlemanshouldholdtheouterworldwithbroadmind.不怕慢，只怕站。Donotfeargoingslow，onlyfearstandingstill.会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。
Whenreachingthegreatpeak（ofMountTai），weholdallmountainsinasingleglance.
结交一言重，相期千里至。Friendsareasgoodastheirwords，theytravelathousandlitokeeparendezvous.
桃李不言，下自成蹊。Peachesandplumsdonothavetotalk，theworldbeatsapathtothem.
君子欲讷于言而敏于行Agentlemanintendstobecautiousinwordsandswiftinactions.
实事求是。Seektruthfromthefacts.
不到黄河心不死Untilallisoverambitionneverdies.雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越。Thestrongpassoftheenemyislikea
wallofiron，yetwithfirmstrides，weareconqueringitssummit.
路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。Mywayaheadislong；Iseenoending；
yethighandlowI’llsearchwithmywillunbending.
安不忘危，治不忘乱。Insecurity，weshouldneverforgetthedangersandintimesofpeace，weshouldalwaysbewareofthepotentialforchaos.
海不择细流，故能成其大。Theoceanneverturnsawaystreams，soitbecomeswideanddeep.
山不辞土石，故能成其高。Themountainneverturnsawaysoilsandstones，soitbecomestoweringandstrong.
同舟共济inthesameboat
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。Likeweather，one’sfortunemaychangebytheevening.
治大国如烹小鲜Runningalargecountryislikecookingasmallfish.
春愁难遣强看山，往事惊心泪欲潸。四百万人同一哭，去年今日割台湾。Onsuchanicespringday，myheartwassoheavywithsadness.SoIwentoutsightseeinginthemountain，however，mymindalwayswentbacktothisdaylastyearwhen4millionpeoplecriedthesametearsofsorrowasTaiwanwasceded.
原乡人的血，必须流返原乡，才会停止沸腾。Onlywhenthebloodofthenativesonflowsbacktohisnativeplacewillitstopboiling.
己所不欲，勿施于人。Whatyoudonotwishuponyourself，extendnottoothers.
有德者，必有言，有言者，不必有德。Peoplewithvirtuemustspeakout；Peoplewhospeakarenotallvirtuous.
不耻下问Feelnotashamedtolearnfromone’ssubordinates.知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。Whatyouknow，youknow，whatyou
don’tknow，youdon’tknow.Thisisknowledge.或者Trueknowledgeiswhenoneknowsthelimitationsofone’sknowledge.
自求多福Hewhodependsonhimselfwillattainthegreatesthappiness.天下为公JusticeforallintheWorld.有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎。Whenfriendsgather
roundfromafardowenotrejoice？Whomlackoffamecannotvexisnothea
gentleman？
力拔山兮气盖世。Withstrengthtoliftmountainsandspirittotakeontheworld.
四海为家Theworldismyhome.
吾生也有涯，而知也无涯。Lifeisfinite，whileknowledgeisinfinite.国家兴亡，匹夫有责。Riseandfallofanationistheresponsibilityofallits
citizens.
老马识途Oldhorseknowstheway.
掩耳盗铃Likeburyingone’sheadinthesand.也可直译为：Stealthebellbycoveringupone’sownears.