A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
丹麦谚语
Danish Proverbs
It is easy to be generous with another man's money.
对别人的钱慷慨大方是很容易的。
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰,徒有其表。
You must have good luck to catch hares with a drum.
你用鼓捉野兔,运气一定很好。
The eye of the master does more than his two hands.
主人的眼睛比他的双手更灵活。
When every man gets his own the devil gets nothing.
人各有所好,魔鬼也一事无成。
Every man has his lot, and a wide world before him.
每个人都有自己的命运,面前有一个广阔的世界。
He must have iron fingers who would flay the devil.
他一定是铁腕人物,能把魔鬼痛打一顿。
Better suffer for truth, than prosper by falsehood.
宁可为真理受苦,不因虚假得利。
The one who laughs last is the one who laughs best.
谁笑到最后,谁就笑得最好。
Don't praise the bread that is not out of the oven.
不要赞美没有出炉的面包。
He that boasteth of himself affronteth his company.
自吹自擂的人是在侮辱他的同伴。
Let no one look into your heart or into your purse.
不要让任何人窥视你的内心或钱包。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile.
朋友的皱眉胜过傻瓜的微笑。
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。
Fair words please the fool, and sometimes the wise.
甜言蜜语让傻瓜高兴,有时也让智者高兴。
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。
Wise care keeps what it has gained.
明智的谨慎会保留它所得到的。
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。