Minna no Nihongo Lesson 35 – Vocabulary Reference | みんなの日本語　第2版

Vocabulary	Meaning
住（す）めば都（みやこ）	Anywhere feels like the best place after living there long enough and getting used to it.
三人（さんにん）寄（よ）れば文殊（もんじゅ）の知恵（ちえ）	"Three cobblers, Zhuge Liang"; three heads are better than two.
立（た）てばしゃくやく、座（すわ）ればぼたん、歩（ある）く姿（すがた）はゆりの花（はな）	Used to describe a beautiful girl: stands like a shaku-yaku (a type of peony), sits like a peony, walks like a lily.
ちりも積（つ）もれば山（やま）となる	Little things add up to something big.
うわさをすれば影（かげ）	Speak of the devil; the person you gossip about often appears.
花（はな）よりだんご	Substance over appearance.
転石（てんせき）苔（こけ）を生（なま）ぜす	Two meanings: 1. Active people progress quickly. 2. People who frequently change jobs or residences often achieve less in life.