A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
欧芹籽吃了九次就坏了。
He who can give has many a good neighbour.
能给予的人有许多好邻居。
The wolf is not as big as people make him.
狼没有人们说的那么大。
Two men may meet, but never two mountains.
两个人可能相遇，但不是两座山。
Who lives on the score has shame evermore.
生活在分数上的人更有羞耻感。
The mouse has but one hole is soon caught.
老鼠只有一个洞，很快就被抓住了。
Who wishes to travel far spares his steed.
想要远行，先备好骏马。
By telling our woes we often assuage them.
通过诉说我们的不幸，我们常常能减轻他们的痛苦。
The horse that draws most is most whipped.
抽得最多的马挨鞭子最多。
One dog's piss will not pollute the ocean.
一只狗的尿不会污染海洋。
Near is my kirkle, but nearer is my smock.
我的裙袍在近处，我的罩衫在近处。
To see it rain is better than to be in it.
看见下雨比在雨中还要好。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A father is a banker provided by nature.
父亲是天生的银行家。
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。
A clown enriched knows neither relation nor friend.
有钱的小丑既不认识亲戚也不认识朋友。
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。
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。