Just as one stores up grain against lean years,one rears children against old age.

　　养儿防老，积谷防荒。

　　

　　Christmas comes but once a year.

　　圣诞节一年只有一度。/机会难得。

　　

　　Clever people may be victims of their own cleverness.

　　聪明反被聪明误。

　　

　　He that climbs highs falls heavily.

　　爬得高，跌得重。

　　

　　Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.

　　骄傲可能潜藏在一件穿旧的斗蓬下。陈蓉英