笨鳥先飛早入林
Clumsy birds have to start flying early.

冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
It takes more than one cold day for the river to freeze three feet deep.
OR：
The ground is frozen three feet deep --a rather long process.

長江后浪推前浪
In the Changjiang River the waves behind drive on those before.

滴水穿石
Constant dripping wears away a stone.

光陰似箭，日月如梭
Light travels like an arrow, and time like a shuttle.

老馬識(shí)途
An old horse knows the way.

麻雀雖小，五臟俱全
The sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.

青出于藍(lán)而勝于藍(lán)
Indigo blue is estracted from the indigo plant, but is bluer than the plant it comes from.

山外有山，天外有天
There are mountains beyond mountains, and heavens beyond heavens.

山重水覆疑無路，柳暗花明又一村
A sudden glimpse of hope in the dark mist of bewilderment,it`s a long lane that has no turning.

萬事開頭難
The first step is always difficult.

萬丈高樓平地起
High buildings rise from the ground.

有利必有弊
Everything has its advantages as well as disadvantages.

機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來
Don`t lose a golden opportunity, it is never foud again.

謀事在人，成事在天
Man proposes, God disposes.

人逢喜事精神爽
People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

人生如夢(mèng)
Life is but like a passing dream.

仁者見仁，智者見智
A true man loves the mountains, a wise man loves the sea.

人非圣賢，孰能無過
All men but saints are apt to make mistakes.

失敗是成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

一失足成千古恨
A single slip can cause a lasting sorrow.

有所不為，而后有所為
You must be able to refrain yourself in some matters in order to accomplish others.

飲水不忘挖井人
Don`t forget the well – diggers when you drink from this well

己所不欲，勿施于人
Don`t do to others what you don`t want others to do to you .