Rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。

Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。

Seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差，不用交代。

Set a thief to catch a thief.
以贼捉贼。

Short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算账。

Something is better than nothing.
聊胜于无。

Soon learnt, soon forgotten.
学得快，忘得快。

Soon ripe, soon rotten.
熟得快，烂得快。

Speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是银，沉默是金。

Still waters run deep.
静水常深。

Strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。

Victory belongs to the most persevering.
坚持就是胜利。

Take things as they come.
既来之，则安之。

Talking mends no holes.
空谈无补。

Talk of the devil and he will appear.
说曹操，曹操就到。

Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。

Teach others by your example.
躬亲示范。

The best hearts are always the bravest.
无私者无畏。

The best man stumbles.
伟人也有犯错时。

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
掩耳盗铃。

The danger past and God forgotten.
过河拆桥。

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。

The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。

The devil knows many things because he is old.
姜还是老的辣。

The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。

The die is cast.
木已成舟。

The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

The end justifies the means.
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。

The end makes all equal.
死亡面前，人人平等。

The eye is bigger than the belly.
贪多嚼不烂。

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.
抄近路反而绕远路。

The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢，不成器。

The fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。

The first step is the only difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。

The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。

The fox preys farthest from home.
兔子不吃窝边草。

The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
坐井观天。

The grass is greener on the other side.
这山望着那山高。

The greatest talkers are always least doers.
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。

The higher up, the greater the fall.
爬得高，摔得惨。

The leopard cannot change its spots.
本性难移。

The more noble, the more humble.
人越高尚，越谦虚。

The more wit, the less courage.
初生牛犊不怕虎。

The outsider sees the most of the game.
旁观者清。

The pen is mightier than the sword.
笔能杀人。

The pot calls the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。

There are spots in the sun.
太阳也有黑点。

There are two sides to every question.
问题皆有两面。

There is a skeleton in the cupboard.
家家有本难念的经。