A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
希腊谚语
Greek Proverbs
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
惊奇是智慧的开端。
To rebel in season is not to rebel.
逆来顺受并不代表逆来顺受。
A different man, a different taste.
不同的人,不同的品味。
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
守财奴和说谎者讨价还价很快。
A wheel that turns gathers no rust.
转轮不生锈。
When at a loss how to go on, cough.
当不知所措时,咳嗽。
A beard signifies lice, not brains.
胡子代表虱子,而不是脑子。
He who suffers much will know much.
受苦多的人,知道的也多。
The net of the sleeper catches fish.
睡者的网捕到了鱼。
Under every stone sleeps a scorpion.
每一块石头下面都有一只蝎子。
No one loathes the smell of himself.
没有人讨厌自己身上的气味。
Poor men's words have little weight.
穷人的话没有什么分量。
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沿着这个主题,再读几句。
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
当老人种下他们知道自己永远不会坐在树荫下的树时,一个社会就会变得伟大。
Even from a foe a man may learn wisdom.
即使从敌人那里,一个人也可以学到智慧。
Success is doing what you like and making a living at it.
成功是做你喜欢做的事,并以此为生。
Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.
许多人知道如何奉承,很少有人知道如何赞美。
Success has many friends.
成功有很多朋友。
Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.
与智者一起思考,与俗人一起交谈。