A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
When a thing is done, make the best of it.
当一件事完成时，要充分利用它。
He who treads on eggs, must tread lightly.
脚踏鸡蛋，必须小心。
What bird so white as mine? says the crow.
什么鸟和我的一样白?乌鸦说。
Security is the first cause of misfortune.
安全是不幸的第一原因。
Cheating is the chapman's cart and plough.
欺骗是查普曼的车和犁。
Promises have legs. Only a gift has hands.
有腿的承诺。只有礼物才有手。
A donkey in Saxony is a professor in Rome.
萨克森的一头驴是罗马的一位教授。
Cheating is more honourable than stealing.
欺骗比偷窃更光荣。
The devil finds work for idle hands to do.
懒汉有活干。
The fuller the cask, the duller its sound.
桶越满，声音就越沉闷。
Where might is master, justice is servant.
力量是主人，正义是仆人。
The fun is in the search, not the finding.
乐趣在于探索，而不是发现。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher.
谁想学，谁就能找到老师。
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。
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。