A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
The war horses are born on the frontiers.
战马出生在边疆。
Insects do not nest in a busy door-hinge.
昆虫不会在繁忙的门铰链上筑巢。
You cannot pick up salt with dry fingers.
你不能用干燥的手指拿起盐。
The contented person can never be ruined.
知足常乐的人是不会破产的。
Flowers look different in different eyes.
不同的人看不同的花。
Flies never infest an egg without cracks.
苍蝇从不感染没有裂缝的蛋。
When men are friendly the water is sweet.
当人们友好时，水是甜的。
If you always give, you will always have.
如果你一直给予，你就会一直拥有。
Always leave a little room for a mistake.
一定要留有犯错的余地。
Never write a letter while you are angry.
永远不要在生气的时候写信。
The loftiest towers rise from the ground.
最高的塔从地上拔地而起。
Man has a thousand plans, heaven but one.
人有一千个计划，上天只有一个。
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
学习是一种财富，它将跟随主人到任何地方。
In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in the midst of great anger do not answer a man's letter.
在大喜乐之中，不要应许给人什么;在盛怒之中，不要给人回信。
Wisdom is attained by learning when to hold one's tongue.
学会什么时候保持缄默，才能获得智慧。
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
生活一部分由我们创造，一部分由我们选择的朋友创造。
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.
不要切望那未到的事。不要徒劳地为已经过去的事后悔。
Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
吃素菜，彼此相爱，强如吃肥牛，彼此相恨。