I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.

　　朋友不能阿諛奉承。

　　If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

　　上當一回頭，再多就可恥。

　　If you make yourself an ass, don‘t complain if people ride you.

　　人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。

　　If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.

　　耳朵發燒，有人念叨。

　　If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

　　腳踏兩條船，必定落空。

　　If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.

　　殺雞取卵。

　　If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.

　　不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

　　If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

　　要想求知，就得吃苦。

　　Industry is the parent of success.

　　勤奮是成功之母。

　　It is better to die when life is a disgrace.

　　寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。

　　It is easier to get money than to keep it.

　　掙錢容易攢錢難。

　　It is easy to be wise after the event.

　　事后諸葛亮好當。

　　It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.

　　創業容易守業難。

　　It is hard to please all.

　　眾口難調。

　　It is never too old to learn.

　　活到老，學到老。

　　It is no use crying over spilt milk.

　　覆水難收。

　　It is the first step that costs troublesome.

　　萬事開頭難。

　　It is the unforeseen that always happens.

　　天有不測風云，人有旦夕禍福。

　　It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.

　　坐失良機，后悔已遲。

　　It never rains but it pours.

　　不鳴則已，一鳴驚人。

　　It takes three generations to make a gentleman.

　　十年樹木，百年樹人。