A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Wealth and obscurity cannot equal poverty and fame.
财富和默默无闻不能等于贫穷和名望。
No matter how big, one beam cannot support a house.
不管房子有多大，一根梁都支撑不住。
Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times.
百闻不如一见。
Be skeptical; long garments can also hide big feet.
被怀疑;长衣服也能遮住大脚。
Even an accomplished physician cannot cure himself.
即使一个有成就的医生也不能治愈自己。
Swiftest horse cannot overtake the word once spoken.
再快的马也追不上说过的话。
Long roads test the horse, long dealings the friend.
路远考验马，交久交朋友。
Strong souls have willpower, weak ones only desires.
坚强的灵魂有意志力，软弱的灵魂只有欲望。
Better to satisfy the body than to tarnish the soul.
与其玷污灵魂，不如满足肉体。
Dangerous enemies will meet again in narrow streets.
危险的敌人会在狭窄的街道上再次相遇。
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。
There are always ears on the other side of the wall.
隔墙有耳，隔墙有耳。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
Dogs have so many friends because they wag their tails, not their tongues.
狗之所以有这么多朋友，是因为它们摇尾巴，而不是摇舌头。
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。
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。
Better to learn one thing well than to know ten superficially.
把一件事学好，胜过只懂十件事。
Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.
不要害怕成长缓慢;只害怕站着不动。