Rather than tell a lie to help a friend, it is better to assist him in paying the fine for his offense.

与其为了帮助朋友而说谎，不如帮助他为自己的过错支付罚款。

Sinews and big muscles do not make a farmer.

肌肉发达不能造就农民。

Sleep and indolence are not cousins of a good harvest.

睡眠和懒惰并不是好收成的近亲。

Some birds avoid the water, ducks look for it.

有些鸟避开水，鸭子去找它。

Someone else's legs are no good to you when you're travelling.

当你旅行时，别人的腿对你没有好处。

Sometimes the rain might force a man more than once to seek shelter under the same tree.

有时，大雨可能会迫使一个人不止一次地在同一棵树下寻求庇护。

Stupidity is the lover of ignorance.

愚蠢是无知的情人。

Talks that are considered to be important must be made to drag on for so long as to make even the deaf begin to hear it.

被认为是重要的谈话必须拖延下去，直到连聋子也开始听到为止。

That which brings misfortune is not big.

带来不幸的并不大。

The Child of an elephant will not be a dwarf.

大象的孩子不会成为侏儒。

The Rhinoceros never dances with the monkey.

犀牛从不和猴子跳舞。

The advice of a woman ends with "Oh, if I had only known!"

女人的忠告以“噢，要是我早知道就好了!”

The alcohol that is insufficient for a whole town ought not to intoxicate one man.

一个镇的酒不够喝，一个人也不能醉。

The bird flies high, but always returns to earth.

鸟飞得很高，但总是飞回地面。

The bird that remembers its flockmates, never missed the way.

记得同伴的鸟，从来不会迷路。