A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
He who has no pond must not breed crocodiles.
没有池塘的人就不能饲养鳄鱼。
A child among elders converses with its ears.
年长的孩子用耳朵交谈。
The last partridge will take the most arrows.
最后一只鹧鸪会射到最多的箭。
It's the young trees that make up the forest.
正是这些小树构成了这片森林。
What is in the yams that a knife doesn't know.
山药里有什么是刀不知道的。
Honest advice doesn't destroy true friendship.
诚实的建议不会破坏真正的友谊。
I have learnt your language so I can damn you.
我已经学会了你的语言，所以我可以诅咒你。
Marriage is a snake to slip into your handbag.
婚姻是一条可以溜进你包里的蛇。
The son shoots a leopard; the father is proud.
儿子射豹;父亲很自豪。
The evil everyone does lives after him or her.
每个人做的坏事都会在他或她死后继续存在。
If you waste time, surely time will waste you.
如果你浪费时间，时间一定会浪费你。
The eye never forgets what the heart has seen.
眼睛永远不会忘记心所见。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
With a little seed of imagination you can grow a field of hope.
只要一点想象力的种子，你就能种出一片希望的土地。
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。
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?
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。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。