A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn.
许多人出去买羊毛，然后剪了毛回家。
Fancy requires much, necessity but little.
幻想需要的多，需要的少。
Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double.
不以罪为耻就是加倍犯罪。
A lawyer and a cart-wheel must be greased.
律师和车轮都要上油。
No villain like the conscientious villain.
没有哪个恶棍像有良心的恶棍那样。
Every man for himself, and God for us all.
各人为自己，神为我们众人。
Every cock crows best on his own dunghill.
公鸡在自己的粪堆上啼叫得最好。
Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning.
早晨天空红彤彤的，牧羊人在警告。
If the landlady is fair, the wine is fair.
如果女房东是公平的，那么酒也是公平的。
Silence and reflection cause no dejection.
沉默和沉思不会使人沮丧。
If there be a hell, Rome is built over it.
如果有地狱，罗马就是建在地狱之上的。
He laughs at scars who never felt a wound.
他嘲笑从未受过伤的人身上的伤疤。
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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。
He who teaches children learns more than they do.
教孩子的人比他们学得多。
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。
Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher.
谁想学，谁就能找到老师。
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。