一日不见，如隔三秋 一日不見，如隔三秋 yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
如人饮水，冷暖自知 如人飲水，冷暖自知 rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī 1. the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within2. to know best by personal experience
从善如登，从恶如崩 從善如登，從惡如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
授之以鱼不如授之以渔 授之以魚不如授之以漁 shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
授人以鱼不如授人以渔 授人以魚不如授人以漁 shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú 1. give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime2. knowledge is the best charity
学如逆水行舟，不进则退 學如逆水行舟，不進則退 xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng 1. better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)2. one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō there's no place like home (idiom)
当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉 書中自有黃金屋，書中自有顏如玉 shū zhōng zì yǒu huáng jīn wū , shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù 1. lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb)2. fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow
variant of 骨瘦如柴[gǔ shòu rú chái]