A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
The bird ought not to soil its own nest.
鸟不应该弄脏自己的窝。
A bad bush is better than an open field.
一丛坏灌木胜过一片开阔的田野。
Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
After shaving there is nothing to shear.
剃完毛后就没有什么可剪的了。
Will laugh well who will laugh the last.
谁笑到最后，谁就笑得好。
Nothing is so liberally given as advice.
忠告是最慷慨的馈赠。
Don't talk Latin before the Franciscans.
在方济会修士面前不要讲拉丁语。
Don't show your teeth if you can't bite.
如果你不会咬东西，就不要露出你的牙齿。
Laziness is often mistaken for patience.
懒惰常被误认为耐心。
A galled horse will not endure the comb.
擦伤的马不耐梳。
Some have fine eyes and can't see a jot.
有些眼睛很好，什么也看不见。
He who grasps too much holds not firmly.
贪多嚼不烂。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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 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。
Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
不要让友谊的路上长出青草。
A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.
蠢人的舌头长到足以割破自己的喉咙。
Adversity makes a man wise.
逆境使人明智。