to have a hair-breadth escape

A drop in the ocean

Compared with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket

in perfect order;neat and tidy

Narrow-mined

a person with a very limited outlook and experience;an ignorant person (lit. a frog in a well)

to perfect sth that is already outstanding;constantly improving

(saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting

cautious and conscientious

Experience is the teacher

waterfront pavilion;favorable position;point of vantage

a bright future;a rosy future;brilliant prospects

with keen interest pleasure;with gusto;to relish;eagerly;with great interest

All that glitters is not gold

Treasures fill the home

Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect

sincerity can make metal and stone crack

the gold rule

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today

to see improvement in the present compared to the past (can be a fact or an opinion)