A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
If the moon is with you, you need not care about the stars.
如果月亮和你在一起，你就不用担心星星。
A diamond doesn't lose its value due to lack of admiration.
钻石不会因为缺乏赞赏而失去它的价值。
Instead of being near a pagan you rather be near an animal.
与其接近异教徒，不如接近动物。
Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
假装你死了，你就会看到谁真正爱你。
A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing.
每天下一点小雨，河水就会涨满。
There is always a winner even in a monkey's beauty contest.
即使在猴子选美比赛中也总有赢家。
Society is like a pot it can't carry water when its broken.
社会就像一个罐子，破了就盛不了水。
Dreams are related to the past but connected to the future.
梦想与过去有关，但与未来相连。
Whenever something stands, another thing stands besides it.
无论什么时候有东西存在，在它之外就会有另一个东西存在。
The eggshell cannot be a mother of its resultant offspring.
蛋壳不可能是其后代的母亲。
Where the heart sleeps is where you're bound to go at dawn.
心睡的地方，就是你黎明一定要去的地方。
No one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach.
没有人知道飞行中的鸟胃里是否有蛋。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。