Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.
磨刀不误砍柴功。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实
Well begun is half done.
好的开端是成功的一半
Time flies never to be recalled.
光阴一去不复返
When in Rome, do as Roman do.
入乡随俗
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后谁笑得最美
Deal with a man as he deals with you.
以其人之道还治其人之身
Look before you leap.
三思而后行
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始善终
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。
First come, first served.
先来先招待。
Where there is s will，there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
No pains，no gains.
不劳则无获
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不待人
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁
It‘s 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.
一箭双雕
East or west，home is best.
走东串西，还是家里好
Equal pay for equal work.
同工同酬
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置
Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败
Reading makes a full man.
读书使人完善
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成攻之母
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
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