A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
The strongest man on earth is he who stands alone.
世界上最强大的人是那些孤独的人。
To cut off the head is no remedy for the headache.
砍掉脑袋不是头痛的良药。
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。
Who does not love to dance, does not love to sing.
谁不爱跳舞，谁就不爱唱歌。
That what comes to stay has come it cannot return.
该来的已经来了，不能再来。
When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
大象打架时，受害的是草。
Every frog is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother.
在妈妈眼里，每只青蛙都是一只瞪羚。
A bad cook also has his/her share of the bad food.
一个糟糕的厨师也有他/她那份糟糕的食物。
The mouth does not know limitations of its master.
嘴巴不知道主人的限制。
Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
不要把庇护你的森林称为丛林。
Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
不要看你跌倒的地方，而要看你滑倒的地方。
If you run after two hares you will catch neither.
如果你同时追赶两只野兔，你将一只也抓不住。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。
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。
You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.
你可以选择朋友，但不能选择邻居。
If there is something one really wants to achieve, one is willing to go an extra mile and overcome the difficulties to achieve it.
如果一个人真的想要实现某件事，他愿意多走一英里，克服困难去实现它。