It is the unforeseen that always happens.

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.

坐失良机，後悔已迟。

It never rains but it pours.

不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。

It takes three generations to make a gentleman.

十年树木，百年树人。

Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.

要人尊敬，必须自重。

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。
　

The finest diamond must be cut.

玉不琢，不成器。

The fire is the test of gold,

adversity of strong man.

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。

When the fox preaches,

take care of your geese.

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

When wine is in truth, wit is out.

酒後吐真言。

Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

Where there is life, there is hope.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

事出有因。

While the priest climbs a post,

 the devil climbs ten.

道高一尺，魔高一丈。

Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.

搬弄口舌者必是小人。

Whom the gods love die young.

好人不长命。

Wise man have their mouths in their hearts,

 fools have their hearts in their mouths.

智者嘴在心?，愚者心在嘴?。

Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.

有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。

Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.

读书健脑，运动强身。
 
 
 Water dropping day by day wears

the hardest rock away.

滴水穿石。

Wealth is nothing without health.

失去健康，钱再多也没用。

We know not what is good until we have

lost it.

好东西，失去了才明白。

Well begun is half done.

好的开始，是成功的一半。

We never know the worth of water till the

 well is dry.

井干方知水可贵。

We shall never have friends if we expect

to find them without fault.

欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。

We should never remember the benefits

we have offered nor forget the favor received.

自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。