A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
No woman marries an old man for God's sake.
没有女人会为了上帝而嫁给一个老头。
Ragged colts make the handsomest stallions.
衣衫褴褛的小马是最英俊的种马。
They love the old that do not know the new.
不了解新事物的人喜欢旧事物。
It is not good to be the poet of a village.
当村里人的诗人是不好的。
He laughs ill that laughs himself to death.
笑到死的人笑得不好。
Where there's no love, all faults are seen.
哪里没有爱，哪里就有缺点。
When the root is worthless, so is the tree.
根无价值时，树也无价值。
One link broken, the whole chain is broken.
一环断了，整条链也就断了。
The worse the dun, the worst the paymaster.
讨债越厉害，收账人越厉害。
Where there's no jealousy, there's no love.
没有嫉妒就没有爱。
The cows that low most give the least milk.
产奶最多的奶牛产奶最少。
Marrying is easy, but housekeeping is hard.
结婚容易，但持家难。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
He who teaches children learns more than they do.
教孩子的人比他们学得多。
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。