A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
There is no good in preaching to the hungry.
向饥饿的人讲道是无益的。
He who stops half way is only half in error.
半途而废的人只犯了一半的错误。
A woman and a stove may not leave the house.
一个女人和一个炉子不能离开房子。
Stand up, farthing, let the florin sit down.
站起来，放屁，让弗罗林坐下来。
A small gift is better than a great promise.
小礼物胜过大承诺。
Where every one goes, the grass never grows.
人到哪里，草就到哪里。
The skinnier the dog, the more fleas he has.
狗越瘦，身上的跳蚤越多。
Wherever the ram goes the sheep will follow.
羊到哪里，羊就到哪里。
He is a bad workman who cannot talk of work.
不会谈论工作的人是一个差劲的工人。
Go to the law for a sheep and lose your cow.
为一只羊去找法律，失去你的牛。
They are not all friends who laugh with you.
和你一起笑的不都是朋友。
There's no putting off a lie upon the belly.
肚子上的谎话是不能拖延的。
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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。
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。
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。