A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
Apes remain apes, though you cloth them in velvet.
猿类仍然是猿类，尽管你给它们披上天鹅绒。
He who does not open his eyes must open his purse.
不睁开眼睛的人必须打开钱包。
Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.
为别人掘坑的，自己必掉在坑里。
Long foretold, long last; short notice, soon past.
早有预言，久有结果;短暂的通知，很快就过去了。
God cures the sick, and the doctor gets the money.
上帝治病，医生赚钱。
He who lives by the church shall serve the church.
靠教会而活的，必事奉教会。
Speak little, speak truth. Spend little, pay cash.
少说真话。少花钱，付现金。
The more light a torch gives the shorter it lasts.
手电筒发出的光越多，持续的时间就越短。
The fairer the hostess, the heavier the reckoning.
女主人越漂亮，账单就越重。
He who writes love letters must have clammy hands.
写情书的人的手一定很脏。
It is little honor to the lion to seize the mouse.
对狮子来说，抓住老鼠并不是什么荣誉。
Disputing and borrowing cause grief and sorrowing.
争吵和借贷会引起悲伤和悲伤。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher.
谁想学，谁就能找到老师。
When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
当鸽子开始与乌鸦为伍时，它的羽毛仍然是白色的，但它的心却变黑了。
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。
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。
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。