- When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 龙争虎斗。
- When guns speak it is too late to argue. 待到炮声响起，辩论已来不及。
- When in doubt, play trumps. 举棋苟不定，何妨将一军。
- When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
- When love puts in, friendship is gone. 爱情入，友谊出。
- When one is about to act, one must reason first. 凡事要先思而后行。
- When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window. 贫穷进门来，爱情飞窗外。
- When riches increase, the body decreases. 财多体衰。
- When rogues (or thieves) fall out, honest men come by their own. 盗贼内哄，好人就自在。
- When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions. 祸不单行。
- When the belly is full, the bones would be at rest. 饱暖图安逸。