A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
尼日利亚谚语
Nigerian Proverbs
It is the first step that is difficult.
这是困难的第一步。
Birth is the only remedy against death.
生是对抗死亡的唯一方法。
A tree is best measured when it's down.
树倒下来的时候最容易测量。
The dying man is not saved by medicine.
这个垂死的人靠药物救不了他。
The rat cannot call the cat to account.
老鼠叫不出猫的名字。
The well gives, but the bucket refuses.
井里出，桶里出。
A person who has children does not die.
有孩子的人不会死。
A mother is gold, a father is a mirror.
母亲是金子，父亲是镜子。
Hold a true friend with both your hands.
用双手握住一个真正的朋友。
He who is sick will not refuse medicine.
生病的人不会拒绝吃药。
That which brings misfortune is not big.
带来不幸的并不大。
Abundance will make cotton pull a stone.
丰裕会使棉花成为石头。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
If a monkey is amongst dogs, why won't it start barking.
如果一只猴子和狗在一起，它为什么不开始叫呢?
By being grateful, a man makes himself deserving of yet another kindness.
通过感恩，一个人使自己配得上另一种恩惠。
What is sensible today may be derangement at another time.
今天明智的做法，在另一个时代可能会引发混乱。
We live by hope, but a reed never becomes an Iroko tree by dreaming.
我们靠希望活着，但一根芦苇永远不会因为梦想变成一棵爱子树。
The head of your neighbor is a kingdom and his heart a wood.
你邻舍的头是一国，他的心是木头。