A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
A sleeping head needs more than its neck to support it.
睡觉的脑袋需要的不仅仅是脖子来支撑。
A small axe is not sufficient to cut down a large tree.
一把小斧头不足以砍倒一棵大树。
Do not tell the man who is carrying you that he stinks.
不要告诉抱你的人他臭。
Well-timed silence is the most commanding __expression.
适时的沉默是最有力的表达。
Before buying a house, see who your neighbours will be.
买房子之前，先看看你的邻居是谁。
If you're holding someone you can drop him and move on.
如果你抱着一个人，你可以放下他，继续前进。
The unborn baby that fears criticism will never be born.
害怕批评的未出生的婴儿永远不会出生。
When your leg is sinking your whole body should fill it.
当你的腿下沉时，你的整个身体应该充满它。
Even the starving man cannot eat the king's regurgitate.
即使是饥饿的人也不能吃国王的反刍物。
It is better to host a good stranger than a bad brother.
招待一个好陌生人总比接待一个坏哥哥好。
The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief.
牛的结局是牛肉，谎言的结局是忧伤。
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
只有傻瓜才用两只脚试水的深度。
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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。
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。
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?
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。
He who is grown up should respect and love others.
一个成年人应该尊重和爱别人。