Water Margin Quotes

“打草惊蛇。
• Disturbing the grass alerts the snake.”

“篱牢犬不入。
• When the fence is strong no dogs get in.”

“没巧不成话。
• Without coincidence there would be no story.”

“人无千日好，花无摘下红。
• Friends don't last forever!”

“不打不成相识。
• You don't know a man till you've fought him.”

“花木瓜，空好看。
• The prettiest papayas are emptiest inside.”

“人命大如天。
• The importance of human life is vast as the sky!”

“表壮不如里壮。
• Inner force counts more than outward strength.”

“人无刚骨，安身不牢。
• There's safety only in a stiff backbone.”

“远亲不如近邻。
• A close neighbor means more than a distant relative.”

“三碗不过冈。
• Three bowls [of our wine] and you can't cross the ridge.”

“冤仇可解不可结。
• The knot of hatred should be opened, not tightened.”

“公人见钱，如蝇子见血。
• Money to an official is like blood to a fly.”

“福无双至，祸不单行。
• Luck comes but once, but trouble comes in droves.”

“好人相逢，恶人远离。
• When good folk meet, evil men keep their distance.”

“经目之事，犹恐未真。
• Even what you see with your own eyes may not be true.”

“人无千日好，花无百日红。
• Good times don't last forever, all flowers fade.”

“Wikisource: zh:水滸傳”

“四海之内，皆兄弟也。
• Within the bounds of the four seas, all men are brothers.”

“乐极生悲，否极泰来。
• Ecstasy begets tragedy, from misery good fortune springs.”