A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
When a stone is identified it cannot destroy a hoe.
当石头被发现时，它不能摧毁锄头。
Don't ever try to give a spear to a former mad man.
永远不要试图把长矛给一个前疯子。
It's only a dead man who has everybody on his side.
只有死了的人才会得到所有人的支持。
Even a close friend cannot rescue one from old age.
即使是亲密的朋友也不能把一个人从老年中拯救出来。
Only birds with long beaks can drink from deep pots.
只有长喙的鸟才能从深的罐子里喝水。
When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.
当一位老人去世时，一座图书馆被夷为平地。
Sometimes the face can tell what the lips can't say.
有时候，脸能说出嘴唇不能说的话。
Slashing isn't digging nor is digging called sowing.
砍不是挖土，也不是播种。
I don't sow ground nuts when the monkey is watching.
猴子在看的时候，我不播坚果。
The cultivator is alone, but those who eat are many.
耕种的人孤单，吃饭的人却多。
When a man says yes, his personal god says yes also.
当一个人说“是”的时候，他的神也说“是”。
When you know who his friend is, you know who he is.
当你知道他的朋友是谁，你就知道他是谁。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.
你可以选择朋友，但不能选择邻居。
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。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。