A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
A wise man who knows proverbs, reconciles difficulties.
懂得谚语的智者能化解困难。
The spirits are the strength and counsel to the living.
圣灵是生命的力量和谋略。
One with more firewood than you, has more ash than you.
柴火比你多，灰烬比你多。
The mouth that speaks a lot is liable to hunt a friend.
说话多的嘴容易猎取朋友。
Running water can never jump over a hole in the ground.
流水永远不能跳过地上的洞。
When the mouse laughs at the cat there's a hole nearby.
当老鼠嘲笑猫的时候，附近有一个洞。
The voices of the ancestors are the voices of the gods.
祖先的声音就是神的声音。
If you aren't in your own home, you dance while seated.
如果你不在家，你就坐着跳舞。
Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.
人到哪里居住，他的性格就到哪里去。
The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
智慧人的心，安静如明水。
There is no physician who can cure the disease of love.
没有医生能治愈爱的疾病。
Move like a chameleon, look in front, and watch behind.
像变色龙一样移动，看前面，看后面。
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。
It is unwise for one to think that a hen will ever be accorded respect in the land of the hawks.
认为一只母鸡在鹰的地盘上会受到尊重是不明智的。
He who is grown up should respect and love others.
一个成年人应该尊重和爱别人。
You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.
你可以选择朋友，但不能选择邻居。
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。