A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
What is much desired is not believed when it comes.
欲望多了，来了也不信。
There are eyes that fall in love with bleared ones.
有些人的眼睛会爱上模糊的眼睛。
Go to bed supperless and you will wake without debt.
不吃晚饭上床睡觉，醒来时就不会负债。
After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile.
午饭后要休息，晚饭后要走一里路。
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
与其勉强同意，不如友好地拒绝。
Live and let live. There's nothing so queer as folk.
自己生活，也让别人生活。没有什么比人更奇怪的了。
Take what you want, God said to man, and pay for it.
神对人说:“你要什么就拿什么，并且要偿还。”
It makes no difference. It's as broad as it is long.
没什么区别。它既长又宽。
A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out.
乌龟把脖子伸出来时，它就进步了。
Every potter praises his pot, especially if cracked.
每个陶工都夸自己的陶罐好，尤其是有裂缝的时候。
Let not the tongue utter what the head must pay for.
不要让舌头说出脑袋必须付出的代价。
Don't call me a little olive until you've picked me.
在你选中我之前别叫我小橄榄。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
You will not be loved if you care for none but yourself.
如果你只关心自己，别人不会爱你。
Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great secrets of felicity in love.
轻轻抓住;轻易放手。这是爱情中幸福的一大秘密。
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.
一个人太忙而无暇顾及自己的健康，就像一个机修工太忙而无暇顾及自己的工具一样。
Only an aunt can give hugs like a mother, keep secrets like a sister, and share love like a friend.
只有姑姑才能像母亲一样拥抱，像姐妹一样保守秘密，像朋友一样分享爱。
If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.
如果你想被尊重，你必须尊重你自己。
Men can acquire knowledge, but not wisdom. Some of the greatest fools ever known were learned men.
人能获得知识，但不能获得智慧。一些最伟大的傻瓜是有学问的人。