A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
鸭子不会总是在同一条水沟里玩耍。
A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
丹麦谚语
Danish Proverbs
Don't sell the skin till you have caught the fox.
抓到狐狸再卖皮。
Woe be to him whose advocate becomes his accuser.
辩护人变为告他的，这人有祸了。
When the cord is tightest it is nearest snapping.
当绳子最紧的时候，它最容易折断。
Fire and water are good servants but bad masters.
水火是忠仆，也是恶主。
A threatened man lives long, if he can get bread.
受到威胁的人，只要能弄到面包，就能长寿。
He knows the water best who has waded through it.
谁趟过水，谁就最清楚。
A willing helper does not wait until he is asked.
肯帮忙的人不会等到别人叫他帮忙。
He must have much meal who would stop all mouths.
要想堵住所有人的嘴，他必须吃很多。
Let a horse drink when he will, not what he will.
马要喝什么时候喝，不要喝什么时候喝。
He who would hang himself is sure to find a rope.
想上吊的人一定能找到绳子。
A truth-teller finds the doors closed against him.
讲真话的人会发现自己被拒之门外。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Do not judge your friend until you stand in his place.
不要论断你的朋友，除非你站在他的立场上。
It is best to be off with the old love before you are on with the new.
在开始一段新的恋情之前，最好是和旧的恋情分手。
A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile.
朋友的皱眉胜过傻瓜的微笑。
Wise care keeps what it has gained.
明智的谨慎会保留它所得到的。
Every fool can find faults that a great many wise men can't remedy.
每个傻瓜都能发现许多聪明人无法弥补的错误。
If lies were Latin, there would be many learned men.
如果谎言是拉丁文，那就会有许多学者。
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
给此刻的你，一点向前的力量。
关于学习、善意与成长，读一句，再想一想。
A thankless man never does a thankful deed.
忘恩负义的人从不做感恩的事。
He who would serve everybody gets thanks from nobody.
为所有人服务的人得不到任何人的感谢。
Gold is proved in the fire, friendship in need.
黄金在烈火中检验，友谊在患难中考验。