A tree is known by its fruit.
观其行而知其人.
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
疾风知劲草,患难知友情.
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦.
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜.
A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一叶便知秋.
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病
Birth is much,but breeding is more.
出身固然重要,教养更且重要.
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下.
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳.
Business before pleasure.
事业在先,享乐在后.
Business is business.
公事公办.
By doing we learn.
经一事,长一智.
By falling we learn to go safely.
吃一堑,长一智.
By other's faults,wise men correct their own.
他山之石,可以攻玉.
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实,谈话使其更臻完美.