A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

不善始者不善终。

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

A close mouth catches no flies.

病从口入。

Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

A fair death honors the whole life.

死得其所，流芳百世。

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

A fox may grow gray, but never good.

江山易改，本性难移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

A good beginning is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

A good beginning makes a good ending.

善始者善终。

A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口。

A light heart lives long.

静以修身。

All that glitters is not gold.

闪光的不一定都是金子。

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.

一心不能二用。

A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在于晨。

A single flower does not make a spring.

一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。