A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
A young wife is an old man's post-horse to the grave.
年轻的妻子是老人的驿马。
Doctor Luther's shoes do not fit every parish priest.
路德博士的鞋并不适合每个教区的牧师。
A sack full of fleas is easier to watch than a woman.
装满跳蚤的袋子比女人更容易看。
When the sow is satisfied she throws the trough away.
母猪吃饱了就把槽扔掉。
Where God gives hard bread He also gives sharp teeth.
神在赐粮给人的地方，也赐牙给人。
A hundred years of regret pay not a farthing of debt.
一百年的悔恨还不了一分钱的债。
He that sits among reeds, cuts pipes when he pleases.
坐在芦苇丛里的，随自己的意旨割草。
A person 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。
A gosling flew over the Rhine, and came home a goose.
一只小鹅飞过莱茵河，回来时是一只鹅。
Vice often rides triumphantly in the coach of virtue.
罪恶常常在美德的马车上凯旋。
Where God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel.
上帝在哪里建造教堂，魔鬼就在哪里建造教堂。
Who avoids small sins, does not fall into great ones.
避免小罪的人，不会犯大罪。
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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。
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。
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。