A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.
有寶何必人前誇。
A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黃河心不死
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐，差之千里。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中無老虎，猴子稱霸王。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
遠親不如近鄰。
An enemys mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴裡吐不出象牙。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
禍不單行。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之計在於晨。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
醫生年老的'好，律師年輕的俏。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
樂觀的人在災難中看到希望；悲觀的人在希望中看到災難。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
預防勝於治療。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道，還治其人之身。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省錢就是賺錢。
Apparel makes the man.
馬靠鞍裝，人靠衣裝。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滾石不生苔，轉業不聚財。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
兩人以上知道的祕密就不算祕密。
