Famous Chinese Saying (Part 1)

爱不是占有,是欣赏 - Love is not about possession, it's all about appreciation.
“您先请”是礼貌 - "After you" is good manners.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱 - Every man has his hobbyhorse.
广交友，无深交 - A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
一见钟情 - Love at first sight. It’s generally used for people, but you can also use it for other physical objects.
山雨欲来风满楼 - Coming events cast their shadows before them.
不作死就不会死 No zuo no die. - It means if you don’t do stupid things, they won’t come back and bite you in the ass. (but if you do, they most certainly will ) .
书是随时携带的花园 - A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
万事开头难 - All things are difficult before they are easy.
活到老，学到老 - A man is never too old to learn.
身正不怕影子斜 - A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
爱屋及乌 - Love me ,love my dog.
好书如挚友 – A good book is a good friend.
一寸光阴一寸金, 寸金难买寸光阴 - Time is money, and it is difficult for one to use money to get time.
机不可失，时不再来 - Opportunity knocks at the door only once.
一言既出，驷马难追 - A word spoken can never be taken back.
好记性不如烂笔头 - The palest ink is better than the best memory.
近水知鱼性, 近山识鸟音 - Near to rivers, we recognize fish, near to mountains, we recognize the songs of birds. It is very important to make on-the-spot investigations.
愿得一人心，白首不相离 - Catch one’s heart, never be apart.
人心齐，泰山移 - When people work with one mind, they can even remove Mount Taishan.
明人不用细说，响鼓不用重捶 - People of good sense or expertise need only a hint to understand any matter.
花有重开日，人无再少年 - Flowers may bloom again, but a person never has the chance to be young again. So don't waste your time.
顾左右而言他 - Turning aside and changing the subject.
几家欢喜几家愁 - Some are happy, some have worries. Or one man’s disaster is another man’s delight.
人无完人，金无足赤 - It is as impossible to find a perfect man as it is to find 100 percent pure gold.
有借有还，再借不难 - Timely return of a loan makes it easier to borrow a second time.
失败是成功之母 - Failure is mother of success.
人过留名，雁过留声 - A person leaves a reputation, bad or good, behind wherever he works or stays.
万事俱备，只欠东风 - Everything is ready except the east wind. This proverb instructs that everything is ready except what is crucial.
常将有日思无日，莫将无时想有时 - When rich, think of poverty, but don't think of riches when you are poor. This proverb indicates that frugality is the best policy: Be frugal even when you are rich, and don't dream of riches when you are poor, but work hard and be thrifty.
塞翁失马, 焉知非福 - A bad thing may become a good thing under certain conditions. According to the book 'Huainanzi - Lessions of Human World' , an old man living in a border region lost his horse and people came to comfort him, but he said 'This may be a blessing in disguise, who knows?' Indeed, the horse later returned to the man and brought him a better horse.
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 - Learning without thought means labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.
书到用时方恨少- It is when you are using what you have learned from books that you wish you had read more. This proverb reminds us that we can never read widely enough.
千军易得, 一将难求 - It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good general. This proverb notes the difficulty of finding an outstanding leader.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦 - A small hole not mended in time will become a big hole much more difficult to mend. This proverb tells us that if a trivial problem is not solved in time, it will become a serious and knotty one.
读书须用意，一字值千金 – When reading, don’t let a single word escape your attention; one word may be worth a thousand pieces of gold. This proverb stresses the fact that study requires undivided attention. No single word should be passed over before we fully understand it. Only in this way can study be rewarded.
有理走遍天下, 无理寸步难行 - With justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can't take a step. This proverb stresses the fact that righteousness will see you through all difficulties, whereas without it your progress will be hampered from the very start.
麻雀虽小,五脏俱全 - Small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs.
但愿人长久，千里共婵娟 - Wish us a long life to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even thousands miles apart. -Sayings and everything we can think of about Mid-Autumn Festival.
听君一席话，胜读十年书 - Listen to your advice, better than reading books for ten years.
路遥知马力，日久见人心 – As distance tests a horse’s strength, so does time reveal a person’s real character. This saying tells us that a long period of testing is needed to understand one’s nature and capabilities.
灯不拨不亮，理不辩不明 - An oil lamp becomes brighter after trimming, a truth becomes clearer after being discussed. This saying tells us that facing a complicated problem, only by discussion and debate can we get the correct answer. Truth develops through the comparison of ideas.
凡人不可貌相, 海水不可斗量 - As a man cannot be known by his looks, neither can the sea be fathomed by a gourd. This proverb notes that judging by appearance may lead to serious mistakes.
桂林山水甲天下 - Guilin’s mountain and water scenery is the best under heaven.
三人一条心，黄土变成金 - If people are of one heart, even the yellow earth can become gold. This proverb tells us that as long as people are unified, any goal can be achieved.
当局者迷,旁观者清 - The spectators see more of the game than the players. This proverb points out that a person involved in a matter usually does not have a comprehensive overview of it due to too much concentration on gains and losses, while the onlookers, who have a calmer and more objective attitude, have a better grasp of what is going on.
大处着想，小处着手 - Keep the general goal in sight while tackling daily tasks. This proverb advises us to always keep the overall situation in mind and be far-sighted while we set our hands to mundane business.
吃一堑，长一智 - A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. This proverb's messages is: Having gone through a setback, one will have gained experience and wisdom, which will be useful if only one can take warning and learn something from the setback.
不能一口吃成胖子 - e.g. Keep going with your Chinese, you just started. Don't give up! You can't get fat on one just one mouthful.
风无常顺，兵无常胜 - A boat can't always sail with the wind; an army can't always win battles. This proverb urges us to be fully prepared for difficulties and setbacks: It is impossible to have smooth sailing all the time.