41. 东方不亮西方亮 When the east is dark, the west is with light. / No matter how dark things look at one time or place, there are always brighter prospects around the corner.
42. 对牛弹琴 Don’t play a flute to a cow. / Don’t waste your time trying to explain things to fools.
43. 独木不成林 A single tree doesn’t make a forest. / One alone cannot accomplish much.
44. 躲得了初一，躲不了十五 You can hide for the first day of the month, but not till the fifteenth. / Sooner or later, you have to face up to things.
45. 多个朋友多条路，多个冤家多堵墙 One more friend, one more road; one more enemy, one more wall. / Itis wiser to make friends than enemies.
46. 儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 A son doesn’t care if his mother is ugly; a dog doesn’t care if its master is poor. / Those who are related have deep bonds.
47. 两虎相斗，必有一伤 When two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded. / When two powerful people fight, one is sure to get hurt.
48. 法不责众 A law cannot be enforced when everybody breaks it.
49. 防民之口甚于防川 It’s more important to stop people’s mouths than to block a river. / Public opinion is very important.
50. 肥水不流外人田 Water beneficialto crops should not pass other people’s fields. / Benefits should be kept within one’s own home territory.
51. 富不过三代 Prosperity won’t last for more than three generations./ An entrepreneur’s wealth will be squandered by decadent descendants (a favourite proverb among private bankers).
52. 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 Each person sweeps the snow before his own door; never mind the frost on another family’s roof. / Every individual only cares for himself and doesn’t bother with others’ difficulties.
53. 功到自然成 You can harvest success when you have achieved mastery. / Hard work makes its own reward.
54. 公道自在人心 Justice resides naturally in people’s hearts. / People know what is right in their hearts.
55. 恭敬不如从命 Showing outward respect is not as good as following orders. / Obedience is a better way of showing respect than outward reverence.
56. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 Out of a dog’s mouth cannot grow ivory. / The foul-mouthed cannot say anything good.
57. 狗眼看人低 From a dog’s eyes, all people are short. / Narrow-minded people tend to discriminate against less fortunate people.
58. 狗仗人势 A dog borrows its master’s power. / A person bullies others because he is related to power.
59. 官不打送礼的 Officials don’t whip those who offer presents.
60. 赤脚的不拍穿鞋的 Those who are bare-foot are not afraid of guys wearing shoes. / Desperate people have nothing to lose.
