A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
What's the use of putting honey in an ass's mouth.
把蜂蜜放进驴嘴里有什么用?
If I am to be drowned, it shall be in clean water.
如果我被淹死了，它应该在干净的水里。
To question a wise man is the beginning of wisdom.
问智者是智慧的开始。
Many people preach righteousness and perform sins.
许多人传义而行恶。
The king's chaff is better than other folk's corn.
王的谷糠胜过别人的粮食。
A man has learned much who has learned how to die.
一个人如果学会了如何去死，他就会学到很多。
God is everywhere, except where he has a delegate.
上帝无处不在，除了他有一位代表的地方。
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
母鹅的酱汁就是公鹅的酱汁。
There are many preachers who don't hear themselves.
有许多牧师自己都听不见。
Never give the skin when you can pay with the wool.
当你能用羊毛付款时，千万不要给人剥皮。
Dissemblers oftener deceive themselves than others.
伪君子常自欺欺人。
He who will have eggs, must bear with the cackling.
想吃鸡蛋，就得忍受咯咯的笑声。
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He who teaches children learns more than they do.
教孩子的人比他们学得多。
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。
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。
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。