A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
Tis better to be a coward than fool-hardie.
做懦夫总比做傻瓜好。
Only a fool gets drunk from his own bottle.
只有傻瓜才会喝自己的酒。
By dint of going wrong all will come right.
只要不出错,一切都会变好。
What was hard to endure is sweet to recall.
过去难以忍受的,现在回想起来却是甜蜜的。
God heals, and the physician takes the fee.
上帝治病,医生收费。
Too late to grieve when the chance is past.
错过了机会,后悔也来不及。
He who torments others does not sleep well.
折磨别人的人睡不好觉。
People make the bells say what they please.
人们让钟说他们想说的话。
It is good to dance on another man's floor.
在别人的地板上跳舞是件好事。
Words are but sands; 'tis money buys lands.
言语如沙;钱可以买地。
Without bread and wine even love will pine.
没有面包和酒,爱情也会枯萎。
Tough times don't last but tough people do.
艰难的岁月不会长久,但坚强的人会一直坚强。
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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。
Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
不要让友谊的路上长出青草。
An eel escapes from a good fisherman.
一条鳗鱼逃脱了一个好渔夫的追捕。
A cake and a bad custom ought to be broken.
蛋糕和坏习惯应该打破。
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。