He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg. 三思而后行，终其一生只能靠一条腿。
The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet. 智者坐在地毯上的洞上。
A tree climber begins from the bottom not the top. 爬树者从底部开始，而不是从顶部开始。
Whoever sows within the vineyard, neither reaps a crop nor harvests grapes. 凡在葡萄园里撒种的，不能收成，也不能收成葡萄。
It is a dangerous fire that begins in the bed straw. 从床上的稻草开始，是一场危险的火灾。
Ane is no sae soon heai'd as hurt. 即使受伤，也不能很快痊愈。
In the world a man lives in his own age; in solitude in all ages. 在这个世界上，一个人活在他自己的时代;古往今来的孤独。 -- William Mathews 威廉·马修斯
The money paid, the workman's arm is broken. 钱付了，工人的胳膊断了。