A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.
不咀嚼就把书吞下去是不健康的。
People show their character by what they laugh at.
人们通过他们所嘲笑的东西来显示他们的性格。
Who the daughter would win, with mamma must begin.
女儿要赢谁，就从妈妈开始吧。
It's better to have no spoon than to have no soup.
没有汤匙总比没有汤好。
The greatest conqueror is he who conquers himself.
最伟大的征服者是战胜自己的人。
An uneducated person is like an unpolished mirror.
一个没有受过教育的人就像一面没有擦过的镜子。
To change and to improve are two different things.
改变和提高是两码事。
If every one were wise, a fool would be the prize.
如果每个人都是智者，那么傻瓜就是奖赏。
You are still a slave if only your limbs are free.
只要你的四肢自由，你仍然是一个奴隶。
Who talks a lot at the table will leave it hungry.
在餐桌上夸夸其谈的人会让它肚子饿。
I can see as far into a mill-stone as another man.
我能像别人一样看清磨盘里的东西。
Nothing is so new as what has long been forgotten.
没有什么比早已被遗忘的东西更新鲜了。
KEEP EXPLORING
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。
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。
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。