It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to avoid an arrow shot from behind.

前面的矛很容易躲开，后面的箭却很难躲开。

It is easy to get a thousand soldiers, but difficult to get one general.

要得到一千名士兵很容易，但要得到一位将军却很困难。

It is easy to govern a kingdom but difficult to rule one's family.

治理一个王国容易，治理一个家庭难。

It is easy to open a store -- the hard part is keeping it open.

开一家商店很容易，难的是保持它的营业。

It is foolish for someone to seek credit for his ancestor's achievements.

为祖先的成就寻求荣誉是愚蠢的。

It is good to strike the serpent's head with your enemy's hand.

用敌人的手打蛇的头是好的。

It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.

穷人不抱怨比富人不自夸更难。

It is impossible to add much weight with a single morsel; it is hard to travel afar with a single step.

一口食物不可能增加多少重量;一步之遥难行。

It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well.

去河边只是想抓一条鱼是没有好处的;你还得带上网。

It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins.

如果结果是双胞胎，为了节省蜡烛而早睡是不经济的。

It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.

没有必要对太阳点蜡烛。

It is not the destination that is important, but the journey there.

重要的不是目的地，而是去那里的旅程。

It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.

困难不在于知道，而在于做。

It is often more difficult to come back home than it is to go away.

回家常常比离开更难。

It is only good when the old and the young respect each other.

只有老年人和年轻人互相尊重才是好的。