A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
拉丁谚语
Latin Proverbs
The bear wants a tail and cannot be a lion.
熊想要一条尾巴，但不能成为狮子。
Even the gods are conciliated by offerings.
即使是神也会用祭品来调和。
What is worthwhile must needs be difficult.
有价值的事必须是困难的。
It is a bad bargain, where both are losers.
这是一笔糟糕的交易，双方都是输家。
One man uses his tongue, another his teeth.
一个人用舌头，另一个人用牙齿。
To him that hath much, shall much be given.
凡有许多的，还要加给他许多。
Money, like a queen, gives rank and beauty.
金钱像皇后一样，给人等级和美丽。
Be old betimes that thou may'st long be so.
早点老去，这样你就可以长命百岁。
He makes his home where the living is best.
他把自己的家建在生活最好的地方。
As to the juror or the witness, bribe both.
至于陪审员或证人，应贿赂两者。
Brag's a good dog, but Holdfast's a better.
吹牛是条好狗，但抓得牢更好。
At once a good general and a stout soldier.
既是一个好将军，又是一个强壮的士兵。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty, In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.
顺境时朋友多，逆境时朋友少。
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
聪明人创造的机会比他发现的要多。
It is best to learn wisdom from the follies of others.
从别人的愚行中学到聪明是最好的。
It is best to learn wisdom by the experience of others.
从别人的经验中学习智慧是最好的。
The course of true love never did run smooth.
真诚的爱情之路永不会是平坦的。
In forming new friendships, forget not old friends.
在结交新朋友时，不要忘记老朋友。