A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
Everything would be well were there not a "but."
如果没有“但是”，一切都会很好。
He who has good neighbours, gets a good morning.
邻居好，早上好。
It is not want but abundance that makes avarice.
使人贪婪的不是匮乏，而是富足。
What one knows it is useful sometimes to forget.
一个人所知道的，有时候忘记也是有用的。
He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.
想吃水果就得爬树。
Put out the fire betimes, ere it reach the roof.
在火到达屋顶之前，要及时把它扑灭。
Where the hedge is lowest, the devil leaps over.
篱笆越低，魔鬼越跳。
He who is quick at borrowing, is slow in paying.
借钱快，还债慢。
Howling makes the wolf bigger than he really is.
嚎叫使狼变得比实际更大。
Don't carry your head too high, the door is low.
别把头抬得太高，门很低。
Blaming is easy; doing better is more difficult.
指责是很容易的;做得更好更困难。
He who praises himself must have bad neighbours.
自吹自擂的人必定有坏邻居。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Great things are done more through courage than through wisdom.
伟大的事业更多地是靠勇气而不是智慧来完成的。
Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit.
忍耐是痛苦的植物，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
He who teaches children learns more than they do.
教孩子的人比他们学得多。
No one is happier than he who believes in his happiness.
没有人比相信自己幸福的人更幸福。
Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher.
谁想学，谁就能找到老师。