Desires are nourished by delays.
Kěwàng yuè jiǔ de jiù yuè xīwàng dédào.
渴望越久的就越希望得到。

Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
Juézhèng xū yòng lièyào yī.
绝症须用烈药医。

Diamond cuts diamond.
Shì jūn lì dí.
势均力敌。

Discontent is the first step in progress.
Bù mǎnyì shì jìnbù de kāiduān.
不满意是进步的开端。

Discretion is the better part of valour.
Yǒnggǎn guì hū shěnshèn.
勇敢贵乎审慎。

Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Jùlí ràng jǐngsè zēngtiān mèilì.
距离让景色增添魅力。

Do as I say, not as I do.
Zhào wǒ suǒ shuōde zuò, bié zhào wǒ suǒ zuòde lái zuò.
照我所说的做，别照我所做的来做。

Do as most men do, then most men will speak well of you.
Suí sú ér hang, zhòngrén chēng song.
随俗而行，众人称颂。