You cannot catch old birds with chaff.用粗糠捉不住老鳥。

　　you can lead a horse to water , but you cannot make him drink牽馬到河易，逼馬飲水難。

　　Unable to fly ,in vain the bird flaps his wings. 鳥兒不會飛，拍翅也枉然。

　　Trusted aids are eliminated when they have outlived their usefulness. 兔死狗烹。

　　The fox mourns the death of the hare. 兔死狐悲。

　　Pigs may fly,but they are very unlikely birds. 豬兒縱會飛，終究不是鳥。

　　One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

　　One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不報春。

　　Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝，馬要鞍。

　　Early bird catches the worm。早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。

　　Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。

　　Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鳥心兒齊。

　　Better be a free bird than a captive king. 寧為自由鳥，不作被困王。

　　A running horse needs no spur. 奔馬無需鞭策。

　　A rabbit isn’t to be harnessed. 兔子駕不了轅。

　　A horse may stumble on four feet. 馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時。

　　A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好馬不會毛色差。

　　A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聽音識鳥，聞言識人。