A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear.
害怕受苦的人，是在受苦。
He will not lost the parings of his nails.
他不会失去他的指甲皮。
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要教你奶奶吃鸡蛋。
Take an ox by his horn, a man by his word.
牛凭角取，人凭言取。
Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet.
忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
Precious ointments are put in small boxes.
珍贵的药膏被放在小盒子里。
Between two stools one sits on the ground.
一张坐在地上，两张凳子中间。
Adversity is the touchstone of friendship.
逆境是友谊的试金石。
There is no pot so bad but finds it cover.
再坏的锅也能找到盖子。
When the woman wants something God quakes.
当女人想要什么东西时，上帝就会震动。
Liberty has no crueler enemy than license.
自由最大的敌人莫过于放纵。
He that hunts two hares will catch neither.
猎得两只野兔，一只也抓不到。
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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。
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。
A cake and a bad custom ought to be broken.
蛋糕和坏习惯应该打破。
A good meal ought to begin with hunger.
一顿美餐应该从饥饿开始。
Hope is the dream of a soul awake.
希望是灵魂清醒时的梦想。