A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
荷兰谚语
Dutch Proverbs
Beggars can never be bankrupts.
乞丐永远不会破产。
Truth is stranger than fiction.
事实比小说更离奇。
Fair words won't fill the sack.
花言巧语填不饱肚子。
Enough is better than too much.
适可而止。
Sloth is the beginning of vice.
懒惰是恶习的开始。
Small gains bring great wealth.
小的收获带来大的财富。
The tree is known by its fruit.
观其果而知其树。
It is hard to please every one.
要使每个人都满意是很难的。
Light gains make a heavy purse.
得不偿失。
Having something on your liver.
肝脏上有东西。
Nothing so bold as a blind man.
没有什么比盲人更勇敢的了。
No one so sure but he may miss.
没有人能肯定,但他可能会错过。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Before you make a friend eat a peck of salt with him.
在结交朋友之前,先要深入了解他。
Learn who are your friends when you are in need.
当你需要的时候,了解谁是你的朋友。
Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.
学智慧而行愚妄的事,是徒然的。
It's vain to learn wisdom yet live foolishly.
学聪明而活得愚蠢是徒劳的。
Bear patiently that which thou sufferest by thine own fault.
要忍耐你因自己的过犯所受的苦。
A fool may meet with good fortune, but the wise only profits by it.
傻瓜可能会遇到好运,但聪明人只会从中获益。