A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Pick up a sesame seed only to lose a watermelon.
捡起芝麻，丢了西瓜。
If you do not want anyone to know, do not do it.
如果你不想让任何人知道，就不要做。
Respect spiritual beings but keep your distance.
尊重属灵的人，但要保持距离。
Bald-headed men are ready-made buddhist priests.
秃头男人是现成的佛教僧侣。
Point at the mulberry and abuse the pagoda tree.
指着桑树，凌辱槐树。
Believe your servants but do not listen to them.
你要信你仆人的话，却不要听从他们。
Let him who does not know what war is go to war.
不知道打仗是什么的，就去打仗吧。
Slander piles itself before the door of a widow.
诽谤堆积在寡妇的门前。
A man's heart is indiscernible behind his chest.
一个人的心在他的胸膛后面是看不见的。
Public before private and country before family.
公共先于私人，国家先于家庭。
It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.
没有必要对太阳点蜡烛。
Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise too.
每当水上涨时，船也会上涨。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
One should be just as careful in choosing one's pleasures as in avoiding calamities.
一个人在选择快乐的时候应该像避免灾难一样谨慎。
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
聪明人做自己的决定，无知者听从舆论。
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。
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。
All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。