A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
"Come and I'll tell you something," tickles the ear.
“来吧，我告诉你一件事。”
The drum is the favourite instrument of the spirits.
鼓是神灵最喜爱的乐器。
Don't look at the visitor's face but at his stomach.
不要看来访者的脸，而要看他的胃。
He who runs after good fortune runs away from peace.
追求好运的人逃避和平。
Only a knife can best tell a child when to leave it.
只有一把刀才能告诉孩子什么时候离开它。
He who pursues a hatched bird teaches it how to fly.
追赶一只孵出的鸟，就是教它怎样飞。
The way a cat walks is not the way it catches a rat.
猫走路的样子和捉老鼠的样子不一样。
A sweet lovely voice cannot make a dumb person talk.
甜美可爱的声音不能使哑巴说话。
What the gods keep for the poor, no man can destroy.
上帝为穷人保留的东西，没有人能摧毁。
He who has given up doesn't blame the one moving on.
放弃的人不会责怪继续前进的人。
A tree cannot stand on the ground without its roots.
一棵树没有根就不能站在地上。
A home without a woman is like a barn without a yam.
一个没有女人的家就像一个没有山药的谷仓。
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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。
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。
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。