persevere

Learn from your mistakes

no sweet without sweat

If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter./ No gain without pain

honor the teacher and respect his teachings

a massive amount (lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands)

after one's heart;gratifying and satisfactory;everything one could wish

to fish in troubled waters

in the end things mend /there's always a way out

Be inconsistent

premature consumption; Over-consume; excessive consumption

rob Peter to pay Paul

peaks rising one after another

more and more emerge;innumerable succession;breeding like flies

imaginary fears (lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier)

a drop in the bucket

non-uniformity;non-standard

Overestimate one's abilities

overrate one's own abilities

not knowing what to do;refers to an awkward or confusing situation