A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
They are not all cooks who carry long knives.
并非所有的厨师都携带长刀。
Who hunts two hares together catches neither.
一起捉两只野兔，一只也抓不到。
Who herds with wolves, must howl with wolves.
与狼为伍，必与狼同嚎。
Happiness opens the arms and closes the eyes.
幸福张开双臂，闭上双眼。
A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.
一份精简的协议胜过一份冗长的诉讼。
Who are ready to believe, are easy to deceive.
愿意相信的人，容易受骗。
Everybody is the architect of his own fortune.
每个人都是自己命运的建筑师。
We knock in jest, and it is opened in earnest.
我们开玩笑地敲门，门就开了。
They quarrel about an egg and let the hen fly.
他们为一只鸡蛋争吵，结果母鸡飞走了。
Fortune give many too much, but no one enough.
财富给予太多，但没有一个人是足够的。
New churches and new taverns are seldom empty.
新建的教堂和酒馆很少是空的。
Water is the strongest drink; it drives mills.
水是最烈的饮料;它使工厂。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。