A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
荷兰谚语
Dutch Proverbs
It's ill jesting with edged tools.
用尖利的工具开玩笑是不好的。
Empty vessels make the most sound.
空桶响声最大。
Every man his own is not too much.
自己的并不多。
Not wearing a high cap of someone.
不戴别人的高帽子。
A still sow eats up all the draff.
静止的母猪吃光所有的残渣。
Great fools must have great bells.
大智若愚。
Tis a fat bird that bastes itself.
胖鸟才会给自己擦身。
A man overboard, a mouth the less.
一个人落水了，少了一张嘴。
Look not out for dead men's shoes.
不要找死人穿的鞋。
Little things please little minds.
小事情取悦小心思。
Better to be squinting than blind.
眯着眼总比瞎眼好。
Sitting with the hands in the hair.
双手插在头发里坐着。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
It's vain to learn wisdom yet live foolishly.
学聪明而活得愚蠢是徒劳的。
Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.
学智慧而行愚妄的事，是徒然的。
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。