1. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借来的斗篷不暖身。
2. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
3. A burden of one's choice is not felt.
自己选的担子不嫌重。
4. A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
5. A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。