※A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。 ※A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人。 ※A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。 ※A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处,对自己却坏处更大。 ※A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。 ※A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。 ※Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。 ※A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。 ※A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。 ※A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。