be besieged on all sides and without help (lit. on all sides;the songs of Chu)

All are brothers within the four seas

All is vanity

resurgence;revival (lit. ashes burn once more)

until my heart stops beating

secretly happy 私心=selfish and self-indulgent;窃= surreptitiously;喜=happy;celebratory

Talk of the devil and the devil comes

 Speak of the devil and he comes

When the river rises, the boat floats high

unaccustomed to a place;not acclimatized

constant perseverance yields success (lit. dripping water penetrates the stone)

Little strokes fell great oaks

one of the best;outstanding

practice makes perfect

skill comes from practice;with familiarity you learn the trick

All roads lead to Rome

to die a natural death (to die in one's bed)

Wait for something in vain

brotherhood

the survival of the fittest