Word: 自 (zì)

人不知自丑，马不知脸长

rén bùzhī zì chǒu, mǎ bùzhī liǎn cháng

people don't know their own ugliness, horses don't know their faces are long

人到无求品自高

rén dào wú qiú pǐn zì gāo

when a person wants nothing, his character is naturally high

人必自侮，而后人侮

rén bì zì wǔ, ér hòurén wǔ

a person must first insult himself, and then others insult him

他自认为他自己是个伟大的诗人。

Tā zì rènwéi tā zìjǐ shì gè wěidà de shīrén.

He thinks himself a great poet.

侮人还自侮，说人还自说

wǔ rén huán zì wǔ, shuō rén huán zì shuō

insult others and you insult yourself; talk about others and you get talked about

儿要自养，谷要自种

ér yào zìyǎng, gǔ yào zì zhǒng

a son should be raised by oneself, grain should be grown by oneself

公道自在人心

gōngdào zì zai rénxīn

fairness lies in people's hearts

养正邪自退

yǎng zhèngxié zì tuì

nurture what is right and the wrong retreats by itself

千日行善，善犹不足；一日行恶，恶自有余

qiānrì xíngshàn, shàn yóu bùzú; yírì xíng è, è zì yǒuyú

a thousand days of doing good is still not enough good; one day of doing evil is already more than enough evil

卢医不自医

lúyī bú zì yī

Doctor Lu does not treat himself

吃药不如自调理

chīyào bùrú zì tiáolǐ

taking medicine is not as good as looking after yourself

土地爷住深山，自在没香火

tǔdìyé zhù shēnshān, zì zai méi xiānghuǒ

the earth god living in deep mountains: at ease but with no incense

女大自巧，狗大自咬

nǚ dà zì qiǎo, gǒu dà zì yǎo

a girl grows skilled by herself, a dog grows to bark by itself

山不碍路，路自通山

shān bú'ài lù, lù zì Tōngshān

the mountain doesn't block the road; the road finds its way through the mountain

挖井碰上自流泉，巧得很

wā jǐng pèngshàng zì liúquán, qiǎo de hěn

digging a well and hitting a flowing spring: what a coincidence

教的言语不会说，有钱难买自主张

jiāo de yányǔ búhuì shuō, yǒuqián nán mǎi zì zhǔzhāng

words taught by others can't be spoken; money can't buy making up your own mind

敬人自敬，薄人自薄

jìng rén zì jìng, bó rén zì bó

respect others and you respect yourself; belittle others and you belittle yourself

无欺心自安

wú qīxīn zì ān

without deceiving, the heart is at peace

明人自断，愚人官断

míng rén zì duàn, yúrén guān duàn

the wise judge themselves, the foolish are judged by the court

有他在身边我感觉很自在。

Yǒu tā zài shēnbiān wǒ gǎnjué hěn zì zai.

I feel at ease around him.

有理言自壮，负屈声自高

yǒulǐ yán zì zhuàng, fùqū shēng zì gāo

the one in the right speaks boldly; the wronged one naturally speaks loudly

有风方起浪，无潮水自平

yǒu fēng fāng qǐ làng, wú cháoshuǐ zì píng

waves rise only when there is wind; with no tide the water stays calm

本产品产自中国。

Běn chǎnpǐn chǎn zì Zhōngguó.

This product was made in China.

水清石自见

shuǐ qīng shí zì xiàn

when the water is clear, the stones show themselves

法正天心顺,官清民自安

fǎ zhèng tiānxīn shùn,guān qīng mín zì ān

when the law is just, heaven is content; when officials are clean, people are at peace

老鼠拖秤砣,自堵门路

lǎoshǔ tuō chèngtuó,zì dǔ ménlù

a mouse drags a scale weight: blocks its own way in

能忍者自安

néng rěnzhě zì ān

one who can forbear is naturally at peace

脚背上长眼睛，自看自高

jiǎobèi shang zhǎng yǎnjing, zì kàn zì gāo

eyes growing on the top of the foot: sees itself as high

自病不能自医

zì bìng bùnéng zì yī

one cannot cure one's own illness

自那以后他便过起了艰难的生活。

Zì nà yǐhòu tā biàn guò qǐle jiānnán de shēnghuó.

He led a hard life after that.

蚂蚁爬上了牛角尖，自以为上了高山

mǎyǐ pá shàng le niújiǎojiān, zì yǐwéi shàng le gāoshān

an ant climbs to the tip of an ox horn and thinks it has climbed a high mountain

裤裆里插扁担,自担自

kùdāng li chā biǎndan,zì dān zì

sticking a carrying pole in your crotch: carrying yourself

见怪不怪，其怪自败

jiànguàibúguài, qí guài zì bài

see a strange thing and don't find it strange, and the strangeness defeats itself

这是不证自明的。

Zhè shì bú zhèng zì míng de.

It's self-evident.

酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷

jiǔ bú zuìrén rén zì zuì, sè bù mírén rén zì mí

wine doesn't make a man drunk, he makes himself drunk; beauty doesn't bewitch a man, he bewitches himself

隋炀帝下江南，自坐龙舟人拉纤

Suí Yángdì xià Jiāngnán, zì zuò lóngzhōu rén lāqiàn

Emperor Yang of Sui goes south of the Yangtze: he rides the dragon boat himself while others tow it

鹅吃草，鸭吃谷，各人自享各人福

é chī cǎo, yā chī gǔ, gèrén zì xiǎng gèrén Fú

the goose eats grass, the duck eats grain, each enjoys his own blessing