A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
意大利谚语
Italian Proverbs
The darkest hour is just before dawn.
黎明前是最黑暗的时刻。
Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
感恩是心中的记忆。
The river passed the saint forgotten.
这条河从圣人身边流过,却被遗忘了。
Penny and penny laid up will be many.
积少成多。
Better gain in mud than lose in gold.
吃一堑,长一智。
A golden cage does not feed the bird.
金鸟笼不养鸟。
The cock is bold on his own dunghill.
公鸡在自己的粪堆上称雄。
Who serves the public, serves no one.
谁为公众服务,谁就不为任何人服务。
Fire drives the wasp out of its nest.
火把黄蜂赶出巢穴。
The kick of a mare never hurt a colt.
母马一踢,马驹就不疼。
Love is an excuse for its own faults.
爱是自己犯错的借口。
The lazy pig does not eat ripe pears.
懒猪不吃熟梨。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own.
聪明人从别人的错误中学得教训,蠢人则从自己的错误中吸取教训。
Live and learn.
活到老,学到老。
Patience is a flower that grows not in everyone's garden.
忍耐是朵花,并不是人人园中都开的花。
Time and patience change the mulberry leaf to satin.
时间和耐心会把桑叶变成绸缎。
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
智者不计较不能得到的东西。
Failures are but mileposts on the road to success.
失败只是通往成功之路的里程标。