Happy is a man who goes hunting for rats and catches an elephant.
猎鼠捉象的人是幸福的。
A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Clouds do not always mean rain, but smoke is a sure sign of fire.
云并不总是意味着雨，但烟确实是火的征兆。
Don't try to get blood from a locust; God didn't put it in there.
不要试图从蝗虫身上获取血液;上帝没有把它放在那里。
The two hardest things in life to handle are success and failure.
人生最难处理的两件事是成功和失败。
The hyena chasing two gazelles at the same will go to bed hungry.
同时追逐两只瞪羚的鬣狗会饿着肚子睡觉。
If you what the hyena to eat a person then tie on him goats ears.
如果你把土狼吃了一个人，然后把山羊耳朵绑在他身上。
Old men and women in the village are books of history and wisdom.
村里的老人和妇女是历史和智慧的书籍。
The bird, which flaps its wings too much, will drop its feathers.
鸟太过拍打翅膀，就会掉下羽毛。
A new broom sweeps well, but the old broom knows all the corners.
新扫帚扫得好，但老扫帚无所不知。
To handle yourself use your head to handle others use your heart.
用你的头脑去处理你自己，用你的心去处理别人。
Hooting all right and sleeping all day, doesn't make an owl wise.
整天呼呼大睡并不能使猫头鹰聪明。
Do not insult a crocodile while your feet are still in the water.
当你的脚还在水里的时候，不要侮辱鳄鱼。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
There is no point in living if we cannot take back our culture.
如果我们不能收回我们的文化，生活就没有意义。
Every time an old man dies it is as if a library has burnt down.
每次一位老人去世，就好像一座图书馆被烧毁了。
Vision quest should be continuous.
愿景追求应该是持续的。
A wound given by a word is many times harder to cure than that which is given by the sword.
言语所造成的创伤，比刀剑所造成的创伤，要难医治许多倍。
If you waste time, surely time will waste you.
如果你浪费时间，时间一定会浪费你。
What makes a fool excited now a wise person had heard before and isn't excited.
是什么让一个蠢人兴奋，聪明人以前听过，现在不兴奋了。
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
给此刻的你，一点向前的力量。
关于学习、善意与成长，读一句，再想一想。