Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者,说到的多,做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart.
贪图一时快活,必然留下隐祸。
Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。
Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。