A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Your best mirror is someone more beautiful than you.
你最好的镜子是比你更漂亮的人。
Priests return to the temple, merchants to the shop.
牧师回到寺庙，商人回到商店。
Those who set their minds on virtue will do no evil.
凡是一心追求美德的人是不会作恶的。
Better die ten years early than live ten years poor.
宁可早死十年，不愿贫穷十年。
To enjoy a grander sight, climb to a greater height.
要欣赏更宏伟的景色，就爬到更高的高度。
Love your neighbors, but do not pull down the fence.
爱你的邻居，但不要推倒围墙。
What is fated to be yours will always return to you.
命中注定属于你的，终将回到你身边。
If you walk on snow you cannot hide your footprints.
如果你在雪地上行走，你就无法隐藏你的脚印。
To talk goodness is not good . . . only to do it is.
说善良是不好的……只有这样做才是。
The pine stays green in winter...Wisdom in hardship.
松树在冬天保持绿色…智慧的困难。
Victory has hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.
胜利有一百个父亲，失败是一个孤儿。
If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.
如果你站直了，不要怕影子扭曲。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.
自然、时间和耐心是三位伟大的医生。
When you have read a book for the first time, you get to know a friend; read it for a second time and you meet an old friend.
当你第一次读一本书的时候，你会认识一个朋友;再读一遍，你就会遇到一位老朋友。
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。
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。