A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
Every one takes his flogging in his own way.
每个人都以自己的方式接受鞭打。
The world is a barrel, for all to draw from.
世界是一个大桶，人人都可以从中汲取。
Build a golden bridge for the fleeing enemy.
为逃跑的敌人建造一座金桥。
Follow the river and you will reach the sea.
顺着这条河走，你就会到达大海。
Some who mean only to warm, burn themselves.
有些人只想取暖，却把自己烧伤。
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
没有锁能锁住金子的力量。
The fox thrives best when he is most cursed.
狐狸在受诅咒最厉害的时候最能茁壮成长。
Feather by feather the goose can be plucked.
一根羽毛一根羽毛地拔鹅。
One may steal nothing save a lawyer's purse.
除了律师的钱袋，什么也偷不到。
Against change of fortune set a brave heart.
勇敢的心面对命运的变化。
A great estate is not gotten in a few hours.
伟大的财产不是几个小时就能得到的。
Choose a wife with your ears, not your eyes.
选择一个有耳朵的妻子，而不是有眼睛的。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Hope is the dream of a soul awake.
希望是灵魂清醒时的梦想。
A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune.
一大笔财富在蠢人手中是一种巨大的不幸。
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。
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 woman conceals only what she does not know.
女人只隐瞒她不知道的事。
Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
不要让友谊的路上长出青草。