A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
Necessity teaches even the lame to dance.
需要教会跛足的人跳舞。
It is better to turn back than go astray.
回头总比迷路好。
Even counted sheep are eaten by the wolf.
数羊也被狼吃掉。
Where there's no love, there's no honour.
没有爱就没有荣誉。
Poor people's words go many to a sackful.
穷人的话会使许多人哑口无言。
Many can pack the cards that cannot play.
许多人会打不会打的牌。
They need much whom nothing will content.
他们需要很多,但什么也不会使他们满足。
They who come from afar are prone to lie.
远道而来的人容易撒谎。
To-day must borrow nothing of to-morrows.
今天不要向明天借任何东西。
Thoughts are toll-free, but not hell-free.
思想是免费的,但不是免费的。
Riches cause arrogance; poverty, meekness.
财富导致傲慢;贫穷,温柔。
He whose mistress squints, says the ogles.
谁的女主人眯着眼睛,谁就说谁。
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He who teaches children learns more than they do.
教孩子的人比他们学得多。
Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher.
谁想学,谁就能找到老师。
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。
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。