A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
One courts misfortune by flaunting wealth.
一个人炫耀财富来招惹不幸。
Never answer a letter while you are angry.
生气时千万不要回信。
You don't need a dog to catch a lame hare.
你不需要一条狗去抓一只跛脚的兔子。
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
骑虎难下。
Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.
搬起石头砸自己的脚。
Rein in the horse at the edge of the cliff.
在悬崖边上勒住马。
Well water is not an enemy of spring water.
井水不是泉水的敌人。
The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.
你摔得越重，反弹得就越高。
Each sovereign maintains his own courtiers.
每个君主都有自己的朝臣。
Look to your enemy for a chance to succeed.
向你的敌人寻求成功的机会。
A single beam cannot support a great house.
一根梁支撑不了一座大房子。
In the broken nest there are no whole eggs.
破巢里没有完整的蛋。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
只要有时间和耐心，桑叶就会变成丝绸长袍。
When you say one thing, the clever person understands three.
当你说一件事时，聪明人能听懂三件事。
Better to learn one thing well than to know ten superficially.
把一件事学好，胜过只懂十件事。
Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.
自然、时间和耐心是三位伟大的医生。