A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
You can't fill your belly painting pictures of bread.
你不能填饱肚子画面包。
Great doubts deep wisdom. Small doubts little wisdom.
伟大怀疑深邃的智慧。小怀疑小智慧。
The first favor is a favor, the second an obligation.
第一个人情是人情，第二个是义务。
Easy to believe in heaven's law, but so hard to keep.
相信天堂的律法很容易，但是很难坚持。
Transgressions should never be forgiven a third time.
犯罪行为永远不应该第三次得到宽恕。
Void of a long-term plan will bring you trouble soon.
没有长远的计划会很快给你带来麻烦。
Though you live near a forest, do not waste firewood.
虽然你住在森林附近，但不要浪费木柴。
Either do not begin or, having begun, do not give up.
要么不开始，要么已经开始，不要放弃。
It's your own lantern; don't poke holes in the paper.
这是你自己的灯笼;不要在纸上戳洞。
A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.
危机是乘风破浪的机会。
There belongs more than whistling to going to plough.
去犁地不只是吹口哨那么简单。
Who teaches me for a day is my father for a lifetime.
教我一天的人是我一生的父亲。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.
不要切望那未到的事。不要徒劳地为已经过去的事后悔。
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。
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。
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
勇敢的敌人胜过怯懦的朋友。
Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.
对自己不满意的人会成长;不确定自己是否正确的人会学到很多东西。
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。