A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
荷兰谚语
Dutch Proverbs
It is ill catching hares with drums.
用鼓抓野兔是不好的。
Showing off other people's feathers.
炫耀别人的羽毛。
The most learned are not the wisest.
最有学问的人未必最聪明。
He that hears much, hears many lies.
听多了,谎言就多了。
Behind every mountain lies a valley.
每座山的后面都有一个山谷。
Better a friend than money to spend.
与其花钱,不如交朋友。
That which burns thee not, cool not.
不烫你的,不凉你的。
Agree, agree, for the law is costly.
同意,同意,因为法律是昂贵的。
What costs nothing is worth nothing.
不花钱的东西一文不值。
It is good to sleep in a whole skin.
全身而睡是很好的。
Away from the eye, out of the heart.
眼不见,心不烦。
When two quarrel, both are to blame.
两个人吵架,两个人都有责任。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.
学智慧而行愚妄的事,是徒然的。