If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. 如果你住在河里，你应该和鳄鱼交朋友。
Though the fox runs, the pullets have wings. 狐狸虽会跑，小鸡却有翅膀。
Put not your hand between the bark and the tree. 不要把手放在树皮和树之间。
Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. 不要因小失大。
Where every man is master the world goes to wreck. 每个人都是主人的地方，世界就会毁灭。
He who is carried on another's back does not appreciate how far off the town is. 背在别人背上的人，不懂得城市有多远。
A teacher is someone who ploughs with his tongue to fill his little bowl with rice. 老师是用舌头在他的小碗里插满米饭的人。
He that finds something before it is lost, will die before he is sick. 在失去之前找到东西的人，将在生病之前死去。