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Pour water into a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 Praise is not pudding. 恭维话不能当饭吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。 Prefer loss to unjust gain. 宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。 Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。 Promise is debt. 一诺千金。 Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. 谚语是日常经验的结晶。 Pull the chestnut out of fire. 火中取栗。 Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。 Put your shoulder to the wheel. 鼎力相助。 Reading enriches the mind. 开卷有益。 Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body. 读书健脑，运动强身。 Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 要人尊敬，必须自重。 | 
