surpass the master (lit. green is born of blue;but beats blue)

Diligence can make up for lack of intelligence

to chip away at a task and not abandon it;to chisel away at sth;to persevere;unflagging efforts

If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw

take the preemptive opportunities

win-win co-operation

Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies

lame arguments;to argue illogically (lit. powerful words devoid of sense)

sb. who has exposed his limited ability;to exhaust one's limited abilities

imperceptible influence;to influence secretly

Money can move even the gods

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future

Remember the past and it will guide your future

One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps

fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind, hesitate in doing something

one man's fault is other man's lesson

having much to say;talking nonstop

countless ties;a thousand and one links;interrelated in innumerable ways

a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

at the critical time