1．讀萬卷書，行萬里路。
Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.

2．開卷有益（閱讀使人增長知識）。
Reading enriches the mind.

3．讀書總會有所收獲（開卷有益）。
Reading is always profitable.

4．遠親不如近鄰。
A relative far off is less help than a neighbour close by.

5．流水不腐，戶樞不蠢。
Running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten

6．說是一回事，而做又是另外一回事。
Saying is one thing and doing another.

7．苦海無邊，回頭是岸。
The sea of bitterness has no bounds, repent and the shore is at hand.

8．沉默是金。
Silence is golden. A single spark can start a prairie fire.

9．星星之火，可以燎原。
Slight negligence may lead to great disaster.

10．千里之堤，潰于蟻穴。
A small leak will sink a great ship.

12．麻雀雖小，五臟俱全。
A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.

13．天有不測風云。
A storm may arise from a clear sky.

14．打鐵趁熱。
Strike while the iron is hot.

15．疾風知勁草，烈火見真金。
Sturdy grass withstands high winds; true gold stands the test of fire.

16．強將手下無弱兵。
There are no poor soldiers under a good general.

17．天無絕人之路。
There is always a way out.

18．有利必有弊。
There is no fire without smoke.

19．求學無坦途。
There is no royal road to learning.