The most learned are not the wisest.
最有学问的人未必最聪明。
荷兰谚语
The most learned are not the wisest.
最有学问的人未必最聪明。
The most noble dog can only bark.
最高贵的狗也只能吠叫。
The mouse that hath but one hold is soon caught.
只有一次抓住的老鼠，很快就会被抓住。
The nearest boor is the nearest kinsman when the calf lies in the ditch.
小牛躺在沟里，离我们最近的乡巴佬就是我们最近的亲人。
The nobler the tree, the more pliant the twig.
树越高贵，树枝就越柔韧。
The noblest vengeance is to forgive.
最高尚的复仇是宽恕。
The old ones sing, the young ones pipe.
老的唱，年轻的吹。
The older one grows the more one learns.
年纪越大，学得越多。
The open door invites the thief.
敞开的门招来小偷。
The pitcher goes so long to the well that it breaks at last.
水罐走到井边的时间太长，终于把井打破了。
The pot upbraids the kettle that it is black.
壶责备壶是黑的。
The praise of fools is censure in disguise.
愚人的赞扬是掩饰的责难。
The price of a laugh is too high, if it is raised at the expense of another.
如果以牺牲他人为代价来提高笑声的价值，那么它的代价就太高了。
The purpose sanctifies the means.
目的使手段神圣化。
The rich devour the poor, and the devil devours the rich and so both are devoured.
富人吞吃穷人，魔鬼吞吃富人，两者都被吞吃。