A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Anything with a beginning also has an end.
任何有开始的事情也有结束。
A clay pot of water is never hot-tempered.
壶里的水不可能是热的。
Whom a serpent has bitten a lizard alarms.
蛇咬蜥蜴，蜥蜴报警。
He who dies of over eating doesn't wither.
死于暴饮暴食的人不会枯萎。
Tears never flow in the house of a coward.
懦夫家里从不流眼泪。
Say no from the start; you will have rest.
从一开始就说不;你会休息的。
A thorn under a baobab tree pricks deeper.
猴面包树下的一根刺刺得更深。
A man who cries all the time is not heard.
老是哭的人是听不见的。
One who does what he says is not a coward.
说到做到的人不是懦夫。
One is born, one dies; the land increases.
一个生，一个死;土地也在不断增加。
The cocks that cockadoodle were once eggs.
凤头鹦鹉曾经是蛋。
Only a well-taught groom deserves a bride.
只有受过良好教育的新郎才配得上新娘。
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You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.
你可以选择朋友，但不能选择邻居。
Being blind doesn't mean one cannot dream or imagine.
失明并不意味着一个人不能梦想或想象。
What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.
你帮助孩子去爱什么可能比你帮助他去学习什么更重要。
Search for a friend with no faults and you will remain with no friends.
寻找一个没有缺点的朋友，你将永远没有朋友。
He who is grown up should respect and love others.
一个成年人应该尊重和爱别人。
If you think education is expensive try ignorance.
如果你觉得教育的代价太高，就试试无知的代价。