A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Not the place where I was born but where I hang my hat is home.
不是我出生的地方，而是我挂帽子的地方是家。
Wisdom is like a baobab tree, no one individual can embrace it.
智慧就像猴面包树，没有人能拥抱它。
A man who marries an outcast is like rain wasted in the forest.
娶被赶散的人为妻，好像雨在林中消灭。
Declare kinship with the hyena, and all hyenas are your friend.
宣布与土狼有亲缘关系，所有土狼都是你的朋友。
Optimism is a mania for saying all is well when one is in hell.
乐观是在地狱里说一切都好。
When you give a friend a goat, you have to let go of the leash.
当你给朋友一只山羊时，你必须松开皮带。
As long as I make you to be inferior, I render myself inferior.
只要我使你低人一等，我就使自己低人一等。
There is no point in living if we cannot take back our culture.
如果我们不能收回我们的文化，生活就没有意义。
The tooth is a fool because it smiles to whom it even dislikes.
牙齿是愚妄的，因为它向它所憎恶的人微笑。
The one who wrestles with a big man will soon wear himself out.
与大个子摔跤的人很快就会筋疲力尽。
Those who walk slowly reach a far, hence to hurry is not worth.
走得慢的人走得远，因此匆忙是不值得的。
Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
真正的朋友之间即使一起喝水也足够甜蜜。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
We start as fools and become wise through experience.
我们从傻瓜开始，通过经验变得聪明。
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?
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。