Example is better than precept.
言傳不如身教。
No pains , no gains.
不勞無獲。
Throw the baby out with the bath water.
把洗澡水連同嬰兒一起倒掉。
One man’s meat is another man ’s poison.
百人有百好。
If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.
不聽老人言,吃虧在眼前。
Parents are the first teachers of the children.
父母是孩子的第一任老師。
Different strokes for different folks.
各有所好。
An old man is treasure of a family.
家有老人便是寶。
You live with a lame, you will learn a limp.
近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
He that lives with cripples learns to limp.
近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
It is good to learn at another man’s cost.
前車之鑒。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
人老監(jiān)視廣。
All bread is not baked in one oven.
人與人不同,花有幾樣紅/不能強(qiáng)求一致。
任何事情都有利有弊。
Forgetting history means betrayal.
忘記歷史意味著背叛。
Strictness helps, indulgence spoils.
嚴(yán)是愛;松是害。
Father is one hundred headmasters.
一個父親勝過百個老師。
All work without play makes jack a dull boy.
只干活不玩耍,聰明的孩子會變傻。
Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.
今天的事情今天干。
If you want to understand today, you have to research yesterday.
要想懂的得今天,就必須研究昨天。
Each man has his limitation.
人各有極限。
They that live longest see most.
人越老,越有智慧。