He who talks forgets what he said but he who listens can't forget.
说话的人忘记他所说的话，但倾听的人却不能忘记。
A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
No matter how big the butterfly may be, it cannot be called a bat.
不管蝴蝶有多大，它都不能被称为蝙蝠。
If the rhythm of the drum beat changes, the dance step must adapt.
如果鼓点的节奏发生了变化，舞蹈的步伐必须适应。
Don't give a dog a bad name in order to have an excuse to burn it.
不要为了给狗一个烧它的借口而给它一个坏名声。
If you want to sit under a shade in your old age plant a tree now.
如果你想在年老时坐在树荫下，现在就种一棵树。
It is childish to remain in a hole when you can take yourself out.
当你能把自己带出去的时候，还呆在洞里是幼稚的。
If you want to catch a black goat you make haste before it's dark.
如果你想抓一只黑山羊，你得赶在天黑之前。
The light of a thousand stars doesn't equal the light of the moon.
一千颗星星的光并不等于月亮的光。
One piece of green wood is enough to stop the others from burning.
一块绿色的木头足以阻止其他木头燃烧。
Students are the only consumers who do not want what they pay for.
学生是唯一不想花钱买东西的消费者。
You can stay a thousand miles away from home and still see inside.
你可以呆在离家千里之外，仍然能看到里面。
That which is exceptionally good is a forerunner of something bad.
特别好的事物是坏事的前兆。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Whether the knife falls on the melon or the melon on the knife, the melon suffers.
无论刀落在瓜子上还是瓜子落在刀上，瓜子都会遭殃。
The worst person doesn't lack some good deeds.
最坏的人并不缺乏一些好的行为。
Let a wrong-doing repeat itself at least three times: the first may be an accident, the second a mistake, but the third is likely to be intentional.
让错误至少重复三次:第一次可能是意外，第二次可能是错误，但第三次很可能是故意的。
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
如果没有内在的敌人，外在的敌人就无法伤害你。
To guess is cheap, to guess wrong is expensive.
猜测是便宜的，猜测错误是昂贵的。
If you think education is expensive try ignorance.
如果你认为教育是昂贵的，试着无知。
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。
The leopard does not change his spots.
江山易改，本性难移。
Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
青春是快乐的，因为它有能力看到美丽。任何拥有欣赏美的能力的人永远不会变老。