A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Don't let the falcon loose until you see the hare.
不要让猎鹰飞走，直到你看到野兔。
A feet can be shorter while an inch can be longer.
尺有所短，寸有所长。
Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel.
永远不要和一个按桶买墨水的人争论。
Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men.
植物比人更早认识春天。
Man must be sharpened on man, like knife on stone.
人对人要像刀对石头一样锋利。
Once a tree falls, the monkeys on it will scatter.
一旦一棵树倒下，树上的猴子就会四散。
Man concocts a million schemes; god knows but one.
人类编造了一百万计的计划;只有一个上帝知道。
One day as a tiger is worth a thousand as a sheep.
一日之虎，胜似千只羊。
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
勇敢的敌人胜过怯懦的朋友。
Where a chest lieth open, a righteous man may sin.
胸大的，义人必犯罪。
The house with an old grandparent harbors a jewel.
有一位年迈祖父的房子藏有一颗宝石。
A man's fortune must first be changed from within.
一个人的命运必须首先从内心改变。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Do not hope to reach a destination without leaving the shore.
不要指望不离开海岸就能到达目的地。
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。
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。
You can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily offend one in an hour.
你很难在一年内交到朋友，但是你可以在一小时内轻易地得罪一个朋友。
Better do a kindness near home than go far to burn incense.
与其到远方烧香，不如到近处行善。
All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。