A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
南斯拉夫谚语
Yugoslavian Proverbs
Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg.
人比石头坚硬，比鸡蛋脆弱。
One ounce of good luck is better than a ton of brains.
一盎司的好运胜过一吨的智慧。
A good name reaches far but a bad one reaches farther.
好名声传得远，坏名声传得远。
Condemn a man within earshot; praise him at a distance.
在能听到的范围内谴责一个人;在远处赞扬他。
If you spit against the wind, you spit in your own face.
如果你逆风吐口水，你就是在自己脸上吐口水。
When the big bells ring, the little bells are not heard.
当大钟响时，小钟就听不见了。
Man is learning all his life and yet he dies in ignorance.
人一生都在学习，却死于无知。
If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.
如果你想知道一个人是什么，就把他放在权威的位置上。
Who asks at once for a lot, returns home with an empty bag.
立刻要求很多东西的人，带着一个空袋子回家。
It is not easy to meet Good, but it is easy to recognize it.
遇见美好并不容易，但认识美好却很容易。
Don't go selling the hide while the bear remains in the hole.
熊还在洞里的时候，不要去卖兽皮。
It is better to look from the mountain than from the dungeon.
从山上看总比从地牢里看好。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
What is impossible to change is best to forget.
不可能改变的，最好忘记。
Boast to a stranger, complain only to your friends.
向陌生人吹嘘，只向朋友抱怨。
He who works has much; he who saves, still more.
工作的人拥有很多;节约的人，更是如此。
Nine gamblers could not feed a single rooster.
九个赌徒连一只公鸡都喂不饱。