谚语/惯用语

The pot calls the kettle black.

五十步笑百步。

A fair-weather friend.

酒肉朋友。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

预防为主，治疗为辅。

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.

以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。

Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

不经灾祸不知福。

The outsider sees the most of the game.

旁观者清。

Old friends and old wines are best.

陈酒味醇，老友情深。

A little body often harbors a great soul.

浓缩的都是精品。

Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.

忠言逆耳利于行。

An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.

聪明才智，不如运气。

It takes three generations to make a gentleman.

十年树木，百年树人。

A leopard cannot change its spots.

积习难改。

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.

抄近路反而绕远路。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.

良药苦口利于病。

Hear all parties.

兼听则明。

Love is full of trouble.

爱情充满烦恼。

One never loses anything by politeness.

讲礼貌不吃亏。

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

前事不忘后事之师。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。

Good watch prevents misfortune.

谨慎消灾。