A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Only a fool will use both his legs to test how deep a spring is.
只有傻瓜才会用两条腿来测试弹簧有多深。
During a storm you seek shelter under a tree and not the clouds.
暴风雨时，你要躲在树下，而不是躲在云里。
Rain beats a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots.
雨水打在豹皮上，却洗不掉斑点。
Every time an old man dies it is as if a library has burnt down.
每次一位老人去世，就好像一座图书馆被烧毁了。
A man doesn't escape from bees with a lump of honey in his hand.
一个人手里拿着一块蜂蜜是逃不掉蜜蜂的。
If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.
如果你吃了难吃的食物，胃就会鼓起来让你跳舞。
If you fill your head with pride you will lack space for wisdom.
你若以骄傲充满你的头，就必缺乏智慧。
Hunger makes the big fish come out of hiding in the great river.
饥饿使大鱼从藏在大河里的洞里出来。
Life is like shopping in a market; when you finish, you go home.
生活就像在市场上购物;当你完成，你回家。
A ruined people are as miserable as a dog in the house of death.
被毁坏的民，在死亡之屋，好像狗一样凄惨。
If you observe attentively you will even find wisdom in shadows.
如果你仔细观察，你甚至会在阴影中发现智慧。
A man will never heed the voice of a woman until it is too late.
男人永远不会注意女人的声音，直到为时已晚。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
We start as fools and become wise through experience.
我们从傻瓜开始，通过经验变得聪明。
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。
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。
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。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。