A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
荷兰谚语
Dutch Proverbs
Fine words don't fill the belly.
美言填不饱肚子。
Great promisers, bad paymasters.
伟大的承诺者，糟糕的老板。
He that will conquer must fight.
欲胜必先战。
Set hard heart against hard hap.
对不幸要有坚强的心。
Rowing with the oars you posess.
用你的船桨划船。
Haste and speed are rarely good.
欲速则不达。
They are two hands on one belly.
他们是两只手放在一个肚子上。
By falling we earn to go safely.
我们只有从高处坠落才能安全着陆。
Big fish devour the little ones.
大鱼吃小鱼。
Little pitchers have large ears.
小罐子有大耳朵。
He gapes like a clown at a fair.
他像集市上的小丑一样张大嘴巴。
The thirteenth man brings death.
第十三个人带来了死亡。
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。
Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.
学智慧而行愚妄的事，是徒然的。
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。
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。
It's vain to learn wisdom yet live foolishly.
学聪明而活得愚蠢是徒劳的。