Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Dù xī dāng zì qiǎnchù guò.
渡溪当自浅处过。

Custom makes all things easy.
Xíguàn chéng zìrán; shú néng shēng qiǎo.
习惯成自然;熟能生巧。

Custom reconciles us to everything.
Xíguàn shǐ rén shìyìng yíqiè.
习惯使人适应一切。

Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Liàng rù wéi chū.
量入为出。

Dead men tell no tales.
Sǐrén búhuì xièmì.
死人不会泄秘。

Death is the great leveller.
Sǐwáng shǐ yíqiè píngděng.
死亡使一切平等。

Deeds, not words.
Xíngdòng shèng yú kōngtán.
行动胜于空谈。

Desert and reward seldom keep company.
Gōng yǔ shǎng jué shǎo jiébàn ér hang; shǎngfá búmíng nǎi sīkōngjiànguàn.
功与赏绝少结伴而行;赏罚不明乃司空见惯。