A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
Where the hedge is lowest men jump over.
篱笆最低的地方，人们跳过去。
The worst jests are those that are true.
最糟糕的笑话是那些真实的笑话。
Good morrow spectacles, farewell lasses.
美好的明天，再见姑娘们。
A man may cause his own dog to bite him.
一个人可能会让他自己的狗咬他。
We must learn to walk before we can run.
我们必须先学会走，然后才能跑。
He who sows everywhere harvests nowhere.
到处撒种的人不会有收获。
The best herbs are in the smallest bags.
最好的药草装在最小的袋子里。
Youth may stray afar yet return at last.
青春可以走得很远，但终究会回来。
Gluttony has killed more than the sword.
暴饮暴食比刀剑更伤人。
Though the fool waits, the day does not.
愚人等待，日子不等人。
Example is the greatest of all seducers.
榜样是最伟大的诱惑者。
A handsome hostess is bad for the purse.
漂亮的女主人对钱包不好。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
To wash an ass's head is but loss of time and soap. (To reprove a fool is but lost labour.)
洗驴头只不过是浪费时间和肥皂。(责备愚人是徒劳的。)
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。
A foolish judge passes brief sentence.
愚蠢的法官只判简单的判决。
Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
不要让友谊的路上长出青草。
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。
Hope is the dream of a soul awake.
希望是灵魂清醒时的梦想。