A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Sorrow may sadden your face but it sharpens your understanding.
悲伤可能会使你的脸变得悲伤,但它会使你的理解力变得敏锐。
With a little seed of imagination you can grow a field of hope.
只要一点想象力的种子,你就能种出一片希望的土地。
The cat may look like a lion, but that does not make it a lion.
猫可能看起来像狮子,但这并不意味着它就是狮子。
When the buttocks foul the air it's the head that gets knocked.
当臀部污染空气时,头部就会被撞到。
The eyes that beheld the chief don't fear for a court official.
看到首领的眼睛并不畏惧法庭官员。
When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk.
当月光照耀时,跛足者渴望散步。
Never dump your old pot just because you have bought a new one.
永远不要因为你买了一个新的罐子就扔掉你的旧罐子。
He who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep.
一个醒来发现自己成功的人并没有睡着。
Living near a lake doesn't mean you eat fish whenever you need.
住在湖边并不意味着你可以随时吃鱼。
The mind of a fool is like a broken pot it will hold no wisdom.
愚昧人的心,好像打碎的瓦罐,里面容不下智慧。
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
如果你不是解决方案的一部分,你就是问题的一部分。
Who gets lost in the forest takes it out on who leads him back.
谁在森林里迷了路,谁就把气撒在谁的身上。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
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。
He who is grown up should respect and love others.
一个成年人应该尊重和爱别人。
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。
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。
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。