A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
He that has good legs, has often bad boots.
腿好，靴子常坏。
The higher flood hath always the lower ebb.
涨潮必有退潮。
Who accepts from another sells his freedom.
接受别人的，等于出卖自己的自由。
Places are God's; placemen are the devil's.
是神的地方;人是魔鬼的地盘。
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
话越少，祷告就越好。
One must either be the hammer or the anvil.
要么是铁锤，要么是铁砧。
He who cannot paint must grind the colours.
不会画画的人必须磨光颜色。
Shake hands at the beginning and at the end.
开始和结束时握手。
Always something new, seldom something good.
总是新的，很少是好的。
We do not walk on our legs, but on our will.
我们走路不是靠腿，而是靠意志。
Where there is no jealousy there is no love.
没有嫉妒就没有爱。
One half the world laughs at the other half.
世界的一半人嘲笑另一半人。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。