Ye'll neither dance or haud the candle.
你既不跳舞也不拿蜡烛。
A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
苏格兰谚语
Scottish Proverbs
Can do is easily carried aboot wi' ane.
能做的很容易随身携带。
Ye canna preach out of your ain poupit.
你们不能在主的大腹便便里讲道。
Better a toom house than an ill tenant.
宁为简陋的房屋，不为有病的房客。
Him that lives on hope has a slim diet.
靠希望生活的人饮食清淡。
Barefit fowk shouldnae tread on thorns.
光着身子的鸡不应该踩在荆棘上。
He maun be soon up that cheats the tod.
欺骗顾客的人很快就会醒悟过来。
Nae man can baith sup and blaw at ance.
一个人可以在任何时候吃喝玩乐。
Ae gude friend is worth mony relations.
朋友如金钱，亲戚如金钱。
Time tries a' as winter tries the kail.
时间考验人，冬天考验人。
Put on your spurs and be at your speed.
穿上你的马刺，加快你的速度。
Possession is eleven points of the law.
占有是法律的十一项要点。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
It is a mean mouse that has but ae hole.
只有洞的老鼠是卑鄙的。
Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him.
选择朋友要谨慎，但改变朋友更要谨慎。
Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight.
傻瓜指望明天。智者利用今晚。
Beauty's muck when honour's tint.
荣誉褪了色，美貌也就褪了色。
The gravest fish is an oyster; the gravest bird's an ool; the gravest beast's an ass; and the gravest man's a fool.
最沉的鱼是牡蛎;最严肃的鸟是一只鸟;最沉重的野兽是驴子;再严肃的人也是傻瓜。
He that has lost a wife and sixpence has lost sixpence.
失去妻子和六便士的人失去了六便士。
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
给此刻的你，一点向前的力量。
关于学习、善意与成长，读一句，再想一想。
As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there was a world without material substance which was nevertheless as alive as any other.
当我还是个孩子的时候，吸引我的是我自己阅读诗歌，并意识到有一个没有物质实体的世界，尽管如此，它和其他世界一样充满活力。
Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
一旦你爬到另一个高度，你就得想办法维持下去。
There are few nicer things than sitting up in bed, drinking strong tea, and reading.
没有什么比坐在床上，喝浓茶，读书更好的事情了。