A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
英国谚语
English Proverbs
Gossiping and lying go hand in hand.
说闲话和说谎是相辅相成的。
A light burden's heavy if far borne.
担子轻，扛得重。
In every beginning think of the end.
万事开头难。
Good eating deserveth good drinking.
吃得好抵得上喝得好。
Please the eye and plague the heart.
眼见为喜，心烦为忧。
Eat at pleasure, drink with measure.
随意吃饭，适度饮酒。
You can't judge a book by its cover.
你不能以貌取人。
Where one door shuts, another opens.
一扇门关了，另一扇门就会打开。
Where's there's muck, there's money.
哪里有粪土，哪里就有金钱。
A fault confessed is half redressed.
承认错误，等于改正一半。
Anger and haste hinder good counsel.
愤怒和匆忙妨碍良好的忠告。
A good name is sooner lost than won.
好名声得之难，失之易。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them.
顺境交朋友，逆境试真情。
A bold attempt is half of success.
勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
Cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once.
懦夫死多次，勇士只死一次。
Learning makes a good man better and a bad man worse.
好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
盲人不会感谢你给他一面镜子。