More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

君子求诸己，小人求诸人。 The demands that a gentleman makes are upon himself; those that a small man makes are upon others. / A superior man makes demands upon himself; a small man makes demands upon others. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

事未来时休去想，想来到底不如心。 Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. / Don’t judge in wild fancies about future things, and what you have day-dreamed is usually disappointing. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

事倍功半。 Get half the results with double the effort.  心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土。 Great oaks from little acorns grow. / A tree big as a man’s embrace grows from a small sprout; a tower nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.  心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

事半功倍。 A thing well done is twice done. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

工欲善其事，必先利其器。 A handy tool makes a handy man. / When a workman wishes to produce good work, he must first of all sharpen his tools.  心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

君子防患未然。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. / A gentleman should show providence. / A gentleman tries to take preventive measures before trouble happens. / One must take preventive measures before a disaster occurs. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

上兵伐谋，其次伐交，其次伐兵，其下攻城。 The highest form of generalship is to baulk the enemy’s plans; the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy’s forces; the next in order is to attack the enemy’s army in the field; and the worst policy of all is to besiege wa...

天下大势，分久必合，合久必分。 The general treand under heaven is that there is bound to be unification after prolonged division and division after prolonged unification. / The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译