A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
You are not born a leader, you become one.
你不是天生的领导者，你会成为领导者。
A debt may get moldy, but it never decays.
债务可能发霉，但它永远不会腐烂。
A short person touches where he can reach.
一个矮个子碰触到他够得到的地方。
A small house will hold a hundred friends.
一座小房子能容纳一百个朋友。
It is no disgrace at all to work for money.
为钱工作一点也不丢人。
Knowledge is not the main thing, but deeds.
重要的不是知识，而是行动。
Heal yourself first before you heal others.
先疗愈自己，再疗愈他人。
Where there is no shame, there is no honor.
没有羞耻，就没有荣誉。
When the heart acts, the body is its slave.
当心灵行动时，身体就是它的奴隶。
Do not follow a person who is running away.
不要跟随一个正在逃跑的人。
When you cry for rain, you cry for mud too.
你哭着要雨，你也哭着要泥。
When vultures surround you, try not to die.
当秃鹰包围你时，试着不要死去。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
To remove a fly from a friend's forehead never use a hatchet.
要把朋友额头上的苍蝇除去，千万别用斧头。
Why take away something by force which you can obtain by love.
为什么要用武力拿走你可以用爱得到的东西呢?
Those who respect the elderly pave their own road toward success.
那些尊重老人的人会为自己的成功铺平道路。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。