A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Just scales and full measure injure no man.
天平和秤不能伤人。
Better be too credulous than too skeptical.
与其过于怀疑，不如过于轻信。
A girl receives, a widow takes her husband.
女子接待，寡妇接待丈夫。
Real gold is not afraid of the melting pot.
真金不怕火炼。
Almond nuts come to those who have no teeth.
杏仁给那些没有牙齿的人吃。
Three times an early rise makes a whole day.
一日之计在于晨。
Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
如果你不接受失败，它就不是痛苦的。
He who does not feed his cat will feed rats.
不养猫的人会养老鼠。
A man grows most tired while standing still.
一个人站着不动时最累。
He who knows he is a fool is not a big fool.
知道自己是傻瓜的人不是大傻瓜。
Don't be a tiger's head with a snake's tail.
不要做虎头蛇尾的人。
The pure, upon seeing it pure, call it pure.
纯洁的人，一看见它纯洁，就说它纯洁。
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A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.
真正的朋友见面，千杯酒也不够;没有心灵的相遇，半句话就太多了。
To meet an old friend in a distant country is like the delight of rain after a long drought.
在一个遥远的国家遇见一位老朋友，就像久旱逢甘霖一样。
The error of one moment becomes the sorrow of a whole life.
一时的错误会成为一生的悲哀。
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
如果你不能改变你的命运，那就改变你的态度。
Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.
自然、时间和耐心是三位伟大的医生。
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。