yī rì yī píng guǒ yī shēng yuǎn lí wǒ

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

出处: Calque of English an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Doublet of 每日一蘋果，醫生遠離我 /每日一苹果，医生远离我 (měirì yī píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎnlí wǒ).

bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén

If a bride were not meant to marry into a family, fate would not bring her in the door.

rén guì zì zhī

know thyself

duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù

The more friends one has, the more options one has in life.

直译: many friends, many paths

dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò

It is best to forgive and forget.

出处: Literally: A greater man does not make note of a lesser man's faults.

dà yú chī xiǎo yú

ellipsis of 大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米 /大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米 (dàyú chī xiǎoyú, xiǎoyú chī xiāmi)

直译: The big fish eat the little fish

jiā hé wàn shì xīng

harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all undertakings

gōng zì bù chū tóu

One cannot be successful in life by being a worker

yǒu zǐ wàn shì zú

all is well if one has a son

měi rì yī píng guǒ yī shēng yuǎn lí wǒ

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

出处: Calque of English an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Doublet of 一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我 /一日一苹果，医生远离我 (yīrì yī píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎnlí wǒ).

jiàn miàn sān fēn qíng

It's harder to be cold and detached when you look someone in the eyes.

lǐ miàn de rén xiǎng chū qù wài miàn de rén xiǎng jìn lái

People inside want to get out, and people outside want to get in. (often said of marriage)

出处: A phrase attributed to Qian Zhongshu's novel Fortress Besieged, although similar proverbs appeared to have existed in 17th-century Europe (cf. John Davies).

qián bù shì wàn néng dàn méi qián wàn wàn bù néng

money is not everything, but without money, you are nothing