A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
I would rather have a dog as a friend than an enemy.
我宁愿有一条狗做我的朋友，也不愿有一条狗做我的敌人。
What harm is there in a good word? It costs nothing.
一句好话有什么害处呢?什么费用也不需要。
He who is his own teacher, has a fool for his pupil.
自己当老师的人，对自己的学生也是傻瓜。
They must hunger in frost who spring-time have lost.
他们一定饿在霜冻谁的春天失去了。
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling promise.
与其勉强答应，不如友好地拒绝。
The wind does not always blow from the same quarter.
风并不总是从同一个方向吹来的。
Set a beggar on a horse and he'll ride to the devil.
让乞丐骑上马，他会下地狱的。
An enemy that is surprised is already half-defeated.
一个感到惊讶的敌人已经被打败了一半。
They must hunger in frost who will not work in heat.
不愿在炎热中工作的人，必在严寒中挨饿。
He who listens to a proposition is already half sold.
听别人建议的人已经成功了一半。
The beginning hot, the middle lukewarm, the end cold.
开始是热的，中间是微温的，结尾是冷的。
When the calf is stolen, the peasant mends the stall.
小牛被偷后，农夫就去修理牛棚。
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。
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。
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。
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。