A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
尼日利亚谚语
Nigerian Proverbs
Sinews and big muscles do not make a farmer.
肌肉发达不能造就农民。
The Rhinoceros never dances with the monkey.
犀牛从不和猴子跳舞。
You cannot compare the living with the dead.
你不能把活人和死人作比较。
It takes a whole village to educate a child.
教育一个孩子需要整个村庄。
The Child of an elephant will not be a dwarf.
大象的孩子不会成为侏儒。
Your own rags are better than another's gown.
你自己的破衣烂衫总比别人的好。
Patient people are patient to gain longevity.
有耐心的人有耐心去获得长寿。
A fowl does not forget where it lays it eggs.
一只鸟不会忘记它在哪里下蛋。
Some birds avoid the water, ducks look for it.
有些鸟避开水，鸭子去找它。
He who is called a man must behave like a man.
人蒙召，必须像人一样行事。
A glorious past is the work of a glorious man.
光荣的过去是光荣的人的工作。
If a soup is sweet, it is money that cooks it.
如果汤是甜的，那就是钱煮的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Without knowing a way thoroughly at day time, never attempt to pass it at night.
白天不彻底了解一条路，晚上就不要试图通过它。
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。
A woman is like a horse: He who can drive her is her master.
女人如马，能驾驭她的就是她的主人。
The head could not have got to where it is now if it did not give.
如果它不屈服，它不可能达到现在的位置。
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。
It is the first step that is difficult.
这是困难的第一步。