A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
Nothing speaks more eloquently than money.
没有什么比金钱更能说明问题了。
A drowning man clings to a blade of grass.
一个溺水的人紧紧抓住一片草叶。
Without grace, beauty is an unbaited hook.
没有优雅，美是没有饵的钓钩。
Every one draws the water to his own mill.
人人都把水引到自己的磨坊。
Garlic by the savour, bread by the colour.
大蒜看味道，面包看颜色。
It's a big wind that blows on small doors.
它是吹在小门上的大风。
Who looks not before finds himself behind.
谁不朝前看，就会发现自己落后了。
The town that parleys is half surrendered.
帕里斯镇已投降了一半。
The ball always looks for the best player.
球总是在寻找最好的球员。
What you can't get is just what suits you.
你得不到的只是适合你的。
God gives the cold according to the cloth.
上帝给寒冷的衣服。
He looks for his ass and sits on its back.
他找他的屁股，坐在它的背上。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
To turn an obstacle to one's advantage is a great step towards victory.
把障碍变为自己的优势是迈向胜利的一大步。
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。