有錢使得鬼推磨

“With money, you can even make a ghost push the millstone.”

Money can accomplish things that would otherwise seem impossible.

一雞死一雞鳴

“When one rooster dies, another crows.”

Life goes on — when one thing ends, something else rises to take its place.

山大斬埋有柴

“The mountain is big — keep chopping and there will always be more firewood.”

There are always more opportunities or options if you keep looking.

天無絕人之路

“Heaven never seals off every path for a person.”

No matter how dire the situation, some way forward will appear.

求人不如求己

“Better to rely on yourself than to ask others.”

Self-reliance is more dependable than depending on other people's help.

相見好，同住難

“Meeting is pleasant; living together is hard.”

Relationships are easier at a distance than under the strain of daily proximity.