In good years corn is hay, in ill years straw is corn. 丰年五谷贱如草，荒年稻草贵如粮。

　　In life, as in chess, forethought wins 人生如下棋，多谋得胜利。

　　In life''s earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail. 在人生的搏斗中，只有日日前进不甘失败的人，才能获胜。

　　In moderating, not satisfying, desires, lies peace. 节欲不纵情，心情得安宁。

　　I now know that wars do not end wars. 如今我才弄明白，干戈不能化玉帛。

　　In prosperity caution, in adversity patience. 处顺境时要小心，处逆境时要耐心。

　　In prosperity think of adversity. 居安思危。

　　Interest will not lie. 兴趣不会说谎。

　　In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. 顺利时要快乐，不利时要思索。

　　In the deepest water is the best fishing. 绝处能逢生。

　　In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone for ever. 选择妻子也象策画战争，一时之错将成终身之恨。

　　In the end things will mend. 船到桥头自会直。

　　In the evening one may praise the day. 入夜方能赞美白昼。

　　In the grave the rich and poor lie equal. 人到黄泉，贫富同眠。

　　In the kingdom of blind men the one-eyed man is king. 盲人国里，独眼称王。

　　In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart. 明镜照容颜，醇酒见人心。

　　In the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 谋士多，保安全。