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Rén shēng wú cháng

"Life is impermanent"

Luò yè guī gēn

"Fallen leaves return to their roots"

Chén guī chén, tǔ guī tǔ

"Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth"

Sǐ yǒu zhòng yú Tài Shān, huò qīng yú hóng máo

"Death may be heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a goose feather"

Wèi yǔ chóu móu

"Bind the nest before the rain"

Tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún

"The heavens have unpredictable winds and clouds"

Jū ān sī wēi

"In times of peace, think of danger"

Pín jiàn bù néng yí

"Poverty and lowliness cannot make one waver"

Shì jīn zhī shí kě shì jīn, jīn kě shì rén

"A touchstone can test gold, and gold can test a person"

Jīn qián bù shì wàn néng de

"Money is not omnipotent"

Shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ

"The tree wants to stay quiet, but the wind won't stop blowing"

Sài wēng shī mǎ, yān zhī fēi fú

"When the old man from the frontier lost his horse, how could he know it was not a blessing?"

Māo kū lǎo shǔ jiǎ cí bēi

"When the cat cries over the mouse, it is fake mercy"

Yù sù zé bù dá

"Haste does not bring success"

Shí nián shù mù, bǎi nián shù rén

"It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to rear people"

Shí nián mó yī jiàn

"Ten years to sharpen a sword"

Yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

"An inch of time is worth an inch of gold"

Guāng yīn sì jiàn

"Time flies like an arrow"