Slang
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
知足常樂。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良藥苦口。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚。人以群分。
Do in Rome as the Romans do.
入境隨俗。
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
天助自助者。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
不經一事,不長一智。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水難收。
Justice has long arms.
法網恢恢,疏而不漏。
Let bygones be bygones.
往者已矣。過去的就讓它過去吧。
Make hay while the sun shines.
把握時機。勿錯失良機。
Man proposes, God disposes.
謀事在人,成事在天。
No pain, no gain.
一分耕耘,一分收穫。
Pleasure has a sting in its tail.
樂極生悲。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Silence is golden.
沉默是金。
Still waters run deep.
深藏不露。大智若愚。
Strike while the iron is hot.
打鐵趁熱。
To err is human.
人非聖賢,孰能無過。
You reap what you sow.
種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
You reap what you sow.
善有善報,惡有惡報。