谚语/惯用语

He is lifeless that is faultless.

只有死人才不犯错误。

Lost time is never found again.

岁月既往，一去不回。

Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.

有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。

Kill two birds with one stone.

一举两得。

Man's nature at birth is good.

人之初性本善。

Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠犬不咬人。

The finest diamond must be cut.

玉不琢，不成器。

The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。

He who does not advance loses ground.

逆水行舟，不进则退。

Harmony brings wealth.

和气生财。

Saying is one thing and doing another.

言行不一。

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.

智者当差，不用交代。

Even reckoning makes long friends.

亲兄弟，明算账。

A single flower does not make a spring.

一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。

While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.

道高一尺，魔高一丈。

Fear always springs from ignorance.

恐惧源于无知。

Let bygones be bygones.

既往不咎。

Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.

今日事，今日毕。

Nothing seek, nothing find.

没有追求就没有收获。

Something is better than nothing.

聊胜于无。