A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
He who does not bait his hook fishes in vain.
不把鱼钩当饵的人，钓上来的鱼也是白钓。
He that corrects not youth, controls not age.
不纠正青春，不控制年龄的人。
The greatest burdens are not the gainfullest.
最大的负担不是最大的收获。
By working in the smithy one becomes a smith.
在铁匠铺工作，人就成了铁匠。
Small wells are better to quench your thirst.
小井解渴更好。
An old oven is easier to heat than a new one.
旧烤箱比新烤箱容易加热。
The devil is not always at a poor man's door.
魔鬼并不总是站在穷人的门口。
No one is expected to achieve the impossible.
没有人被期望完成不可能的事。
God puts a good root in the little pig's way.
上帝在小猪的道路上打下了良好的根。
Every miller draws the water to his own mill.
每个磨坊主都把水引到自己的磨坊。
A woman conceals only what she does not know.
女人只隐瞒她不知道的事。
It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.
宁为铁锤，不为砧。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
不要让友谊的路上长出青草。
Hope is the dream of a soul awake.
希望是灵魂清醒时的梦想。
A gaunt brute bites sore.
一只瘦骨嶙峋的野兽咬得很痛。
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。
Love is the dawn of marriage, and marriage is the sunset of love.
爱情是婚姻的黎明，婚姻是爱情的黄昏。
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。