A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
丹麦谚语
Danish Proverbs
He who is ashamed of asking, is ashamed of learning.
耻于问者耻于学。
Better something on the arm than all in the stomach.
吃在胳膊上总比吃在肚子里好。
You cannot make a good hunting-horn of a pig's tail.
你不可能把猪尾巴做成很好的猎角。
When the tree falls every one runs to gather sticks.
树倒了，大家都跑去捡树枝。
Lawyers and painters can soon change white to black.
律师和画家很快就能把白色变成黑色。
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。
If you cannot get the bird, get one of its feathers.
如果你找不到这只鸟，就找它的一根羽毛。
Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.
即使是可疑的指控也会给他们留下污点。
He that laughs at his ain joke spoils the sport o't.
对自己的笑话一笑了之，会毁了自己的兴致。
God comes at last, when we think he is farthest off.
上帝终于来了，当我们认为他是最远的时候。
Law helps the waking, luck may come to the sleeping.
法律助醒，好运助眠。
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
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。
A thankless man never does a thankful deed.
忘恩负义的人从不做感恩的事。