Time and tide wait for no man.
时不待人
Strike while the iron1 is hot.
趁热打铁
Its never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪
Kill two birds with one stone.
一石二鸟
East or west,home is best.
走东串西,还是家好
Equal pay for equal work.
同工同酬
Put the cart2 before the horse.
本末倒置
Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败
Reading makes a full man.
念书使人健全
Knowledge is power.
常识就是力量
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成攻之母
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
All roads lead to Roma.
条条大道通罗马
Dont judge a person by the clothes he wears.
不可以以貌取人
Dont count your chickens before they are hatched3.
切莫过于乐观
Learn to walk before you run.
按部就班
Its easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮
As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.
自食其果
All that glitters4 is not gold.
闪光的东西并不是都是金子