A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Those who seek revenge must remember to dig two graves.
想要报复的人必须记住挖两个坟墓。
You must climb the mountain if you would see the plain.
如果你想看到平原，你必须爬山。
The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it.
玫瑰有刺，只有愿意采的人才有。
The peony is beautiful, yet it is supported by a stalk.
牡丹是美丽的，但它是由一根茎支撑着的。
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
骗我一次，可耻的是你;骗我两次，我可耻。
Mistaking the reflection of a bow in a cup for a snake.
把杯中弓的倒影误认为蛇。
Drunkenness does not produce faults; it discovers them.
醉酒不生过错;他们发现。
Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery.
宁可破衣烂衫进天堂，也不愿穿绣花衣服进地狱。
Beat your drum inside the house to spare the neighbors.
在屋子里敲鼓，免得邻居们受到伤害。
Where there's a will to condemn there is also evidence.
哪里有谴责的意愿，哪里就有证据。
He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.
想报复的人应该记住挖两个坟墓。
One can do without people but one has need of a friend.
人可以没有人，但需要朋友。
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。
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
勇敢的敌人胜过怯懦的朋友。
In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in the midst of great anger do not answer a man's letter.
在大喜乐之中，不要应许给人什么;在盛怒之中，不要给人回信。
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。
Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.
不要用斧头把朋友额头上的苍蝇砍下来。