何方圜之能周兮，夫孰异道而相安。 The round cannot fit with the square, oh! Who go different ways ne’er meet. (Used metaphorically to mean that a noble person shall never yield to the dirty world.) 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

行成于思，毁于随。 A deed is accomplished through taking thought and fails through lack of thought. / Success relies on forethought, while failure is due to thoughtless.  心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

道化贤良释化愚。 The good are converted by Taoism and the stupid by Buddhism. / Taoism can reform those who have virtue, while Buddhism can enlighten those who are stupid. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

狂风不终朝，骤雨不终日。 A hurricane never lasts a whole morning, nor a rainstrom all day. / A gusty wind cannot last all morning, and a sudden downpour cannot last all day. (Used metaphorically to mean that the gravest situation will not last long, or that the days of suffering will pass by...

要知古今事，须看五车书。 If one wishes to be acquainted with the Past and the Present, he must read Five Cart-loads of books. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

山高自有客行路，水深自有渡船人。 No matter how high the mountain is there will be a way across; no matter how deep the river is there will be people who ferry across it. (Used to mean that however difficult the journey may be, there is bound to be a way to complete it. 心译翻译工作室...

天上众星拱北，世间无水不朝东。 All the stars of Heaven salute the north; every stream flows towards the east. （Commonly used to mean that people naturally wish to rise in official rank.） 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

君子之交淡如水。 A hedge between keeps friendship green. / The friendship of superior is as natural as pure water. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

一丝一缕，当思来之不易。 It should be kept in mind that a tiny bit of thread is the result of much hard work, not easy to come by. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

无事之人不知其福，事至则知无事之福。 The man without trouble does not know his happiness; when trouble comes, then he knows the happiness of not having trouble.  心译翻译工作室 英语翻译