A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
日本谚语
Japanese Proverbs
Breeding rather than birth.
教养而不是出身。
Even a fool has one talent.
即使傻瓜也有一种才能。
Proof rather than argument.
证明而不是争论。
Not-speaking is the flower.
沉默是花。
To gamble as the dice fall.
孤注一掷
Giving gold coins to a cat.
把金币给猫。
Fire does not burn in a jar.
火不会在罐子里燃烧。
A powerful man has big ears.
有权势的人耳朵大。
Suspicion bears dark devils.
猜疑生恶鬼。
Good things are never cheap.
好东西不便宜。
To tell tales out of school.
在校外讲故事。
Heart rather than appearance.
心比外表更重要。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
当你不清楚一个人的性格时，看看他的朋友。
Love without friendship is like a shadow without the sun.
没有友谊的爱就像没有太阳的影子。
We learn little from victory, much from defeat.
我们从胜利中学不到什么，却从失败中学到了很多。
In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.
财富多，朋友多;在贫困中，甚至没有亲戚。
A wise man does not lose his way, a brave man does not fear.
聪明的人不会迷路，勇敢的人不会害怕。
Love lives in palaces as well as in thatched cottages.
爱情住在茅屋里，也住在宫殿里。