A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Remember your ancestors because you're not better than them.
记住你的祖先，因为你并不比他们优秀。
Generally with life you will be betrayed by close relatives.
通常在生活中，你会被近亲背叛。
Rain wets the leopard's spots, but it doesn't wash them off.
雨水能润湿豹子的斑点，但洗不掉。
The tongue can be so sweet but when the hands are too tough.
舌头可以很甜，但手太硬的时候。
In a strange land one should always move near one's kinsmen.
在一个陌生的地方，你应该总是靠近你的亲人。
When a rat mocks a cat then you know there is a hole nearby.
当老鼠嘲笑猫的时候，你就知道附近有个洞。
The moon lightens well but leaves certain areas in the dark.
月亮很亮，但在黑暗中留下某些地方。
If you damage the character of another, you damage your own.
如果你伤害了别人的性格，你也伤害了你自己。
Even when there is no rooster, the morning will still start.
即使没有公鸡，早晨还是会开始。
The heart of man and the bottom of the sea are unfathomable.
人心和海底是深不可测的。
He who wants to plant corns must make peace with the monkeys.
想种玉米，就得与猴子讲和。
You can't inject new ideas in a man's head by cutting it off.
你不能通过切断一个人的大脑来注入新的想法。
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。
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?
He who is grown up should respect and love others.
一个成年人应该尊重和爱别人。
If you think education is expensive try ignorance.
如果你觉得教育的代价太高，就试试无知的代价。