A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
Children and fools have merry lives.
孩子和傻子都有快乐的生活。
What is true is not always probable.
事实并不总是可能的。
Punctuality is the soul of business.
守时为立业之要素。
Fortune is blind, but not invisible.
财富是盲目的，但不是看不见的。
Let him that itches scratch himself.
发痒的就搔自己的痒。
Hope is the dream of the waking man.
希望是醒着的人的梦想。
When the door is low one must stoop.
门低了，人就得弯下腰来。
A hungry dog will eat dirty pudding.
饥不择食。
Wine will not keep in a foul vessel.
酒不能装在肮脏的容器里。
Word by word the big books are made.
大部头的书是一个字一个字写出来的。
Foxes come at last to the furrier's.
狐狸终于来到皮货商那里。
Words are feminine, deeds masculine.
语言是女性的，行为是男性的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A gaunt brute bites sore.
一只瘦骨嶙峋的野兽咬得很痛。
Hope is the dream of a soul awake.
希望是灵魂清醒时的梦想。
Tough times don't last but tough people do.
艰难的岁月不会长久，但坚强的人会一直坚强。
A man who has but one eye must take good care of it.
只有一只眼睛的人必须好好照料它。
Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
不要让友谊的路上长出青草。
He who is judge between two friends, loses one of them.
在两个朋友之间评断是非的人，会失去其中一个朋友。