A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
英国谚语
English Proverbs
Better die standing than live kneeling.
宁可站着死，也不跪着生。
Between the upper and nether millstone.
在上磨盘和下磨盘之间。
Sometimes you must be cruel to be kind.
有时候你必须残忍才能善良。
Company in distress makes trouble less.
患难见真情。
Give never the wolf the wether to keep.
不要把牧羊羊给狼养。
He that will thrive, must rise at five.
要想发迹，必须在五点起床。
He who likes borrowing dislikes paying.
喜欢借钱的人不喜欢付钱。
The busiest man finds the most leisure.
最忙的人最空闲。
The mountain has brought forth a mouse.
这座山生了一只老鼠。
An oven and mill are nurseries of news.
烤箱和磨坊是新闻的温床。
Every tub must stand on its own bottom.
每个浴缸都要有自己的底。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
知识太多使人秃头。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
If you want to be loved, be loveable.
如果你想被爱，就要让自己可爱。
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。
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
在你学会游泳之前，不要靠近水。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。