A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
荷兰谚语
Dutch Proverbs
After ebb comes flood, and friends with good.
潮起潮落，朋友有好有坏。
When the sack is full, it pricks up its ears.
口袋装满了，耳朵就竖起来。
An hour in the morning is worth two at night.
一日之计在于晨。
There is nothing so secret but it transpires.
没有什么比它更秘密的事了。
Who serves the public serves a fickle master.
为公众服务的人是为善变的主人服务的。
When prosperity smiles, beware of its guiles.
当繁荣微笑时，当心它的罪恶。
If he won't carry the sack, give him a whack.
如果他不背袋子，就打他一顿。
If thou touchest pitch thou shalt be defiled.
你若摸沥青，就必被玷污。
As you began the dance you may pay the piper.
当你开始跳舞时，你可以付钱。
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
闪电绝不会两次击中同一个地方。
Who knows the language is at home everywhere.
谁知道这种语言无处不在。
Better when birds sing than where irons ring.
鸟儿歌唱时，胜过熨斗响时。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
Bear patiently that which thou sufferest by thine own fault.
要忍耐你因自己的过犯所受的苦。