A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
意大利谚语
Italian Proverbs
Thick wine is better than clear water.
浓酒胜清水。
It is good to have friends everywhere.
到处都有朋友是件好事。
One knife keeps another in its sheath.
一把刀套着另一把刀。
The second thought is always the best.
第二个想法总是最好的。
The ship does not go without the boat.
船离不开船。
Health without money is a half-malady.
没有钱的健康是一种半病。
Honest men marry soon, wise men never.
诚实的人结婚快,聪明的人结婚慢。
A cracked pot never fell off the hook.
有裂缝的罐子永远不会从钩子上掉下来。
If you are a mouse don't follow frogs.
如果你是一只老鼠,不要跟着青蛙。
In the war of love who flies conquers.
在爱情的战争中谁能飞翔,谁就能征服。
He would drown in a spoonful of water.
他会淹死在一匙水中。
There are more asses than carry sacks.
驴子比扛袋子的人多。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
You can live without a brother but not without a friend.
你可以没有兄弟,但不能没有朋友。
Live and learn.
活到老,学到老。