A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
He who goes his own way does not deserve being received.
走自己的路，不值得别人接待。
Schoolmaster, stick to your books; farmer, to your pigs.
校长，坚持你的书;农夫，给你的猪。
The more acquaintances you have, the less you know them.
你认识的人越多，你就越不了解他们。
One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.
一代人种植树木;另一个得到了阴影。
In the presence of princes the cleverest jester is mute.
在王子面前，最聪明的小丑也是哑巴。
Know thyself to know others, for heart beats like heart.
认识自己，才能认识别人，因为心要像心一样跳动。
Silence condemns more effectively than loud accusations.
沉默的谴责比大声的指责更有效。
Learning is a weightless treasure you always carry easy.
学习是一种没有重量的财富，你总是随身携带。
Easy to enroll a thousand soldiers. But, ah, one general!
很容易招到一千名士兵。但是，啊，一个将军!
Covet wealth, and want it; don't, and luck will grant it.
贪图财富而又缺乏它;不要这样做，运气会允许的。
Don't waste good iron for nails or good men for soldiers.
不要把好铁浪费在钉子上，也不要把好男人浪费在士兵身上。
A single tree makes no forest; one string makes no music.
一树不成林;一根弦奏不出音乐。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
Better to learn one thing well than to know ten superficially.
把一件事学好，胜过只懂十件事。
A flower cannot blossom without sunshine nor a garden without love.
没有阳光，花朵不能开放;没有爱，花园也不能美丽。
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。
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。