A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
He who pelts another with paddles asks for stones in return.
用棍棒打人的，反要石头打。
If the nail decided to malinger, it would not pierce butter.
如果钉子决定钉在马林杰身上，它就不会刺穿黄油。
The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered down.
伸出来的钉子就是被钉住的那根。
If you want to drink clear water from a well be there first.
如果你想喝井里的清水，先去那里。
Him with a bold head knows how to protect it through thorns.
有胆识的人知道如何穿过荆棘保护自己。
If a bird does not recognise a tree, it will not rest on it.
如果一只鸟认不出一棵树，它就不会停在树上。
Everyone has a right to be stupid some just abuse the right.
每个人都有犯傻的权利，有些人只是滥用了这种权利。
You can't spread a net to catch a bird that is watching you.
你不能撒网去捉一只正在监视你的鸟。
No one is without knowledge except he who asks no questions.
除了不问问题的人，没有人是无知的。
Travel and you will see them, sit and they will come to you.
旅行时，你会看到他们，坐下来，他们会向你走来。
Call kinship with the hyena, and all hyenas are your friend.
与鬣狗有血缘关系，所有的鬣狗都是你的朋友。
Even the colours of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
甚至变色龙的颜色也是为了生存，而不是为了美丽。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
He who is grown up should respect and love others.
一个成年人应该尊重和爱别人。
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。
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?
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。
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。