Better suffer for the truth than prosper in a falsehood.
宁可为真理受苦,不愿在虚谎中昌盛。
Better suffer for the truth than prosper in a falsehood.
宁可为真理受苦,不愿在虚谎中昌盛。
Better suffer for truth, than prosper by falsehood.
宁可为真理受苦,不因虚假得利。
Better the child cry than the old man.
孩子哭总比老人好。
Better the child cry, than the mother sigh.
孩子哭总比母亲叹息好。
Better the world should know you as a sinner than God know you as a hypocrite.
世人知道你是罪人,强如神知道你是假冒为善的人。
Better to be a free bird than a captive king.
作一只自由的鸟,强如作一只被掳的王。
Better to have something yourself, than to beg of your sister.
自己吃点东西总比向你妹妹乞讨强。
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
与其诅咒黑暗,不如燃起蜡烛。
Better twice measured than once wrong.
两次测量总比一次错误好。
Better walk on wooden legs, than be carried on a wooden bier.
宁可用木腿走路,也不要用木棺材抬着走。
Better walk unshackled in a green meadow, than be bound to a thorn-brush.
宁可在绿油油的草地上自由自在地行走,也不愿被缚在荆棘丛中。
Better weak beer than an empty cask.
淡啤酒比空桶好。
Better whole than patched in gold.
补金不如补全。
Between evil tongues and evil ears, there is nothing to choose.
在恶舌和恶耳之间,没有什么可以选择的。
Between saying and doing there is a great distance.
说和做之间有一段很长的距离。