A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
印度谚语
Indian Proverbs
An arch never sleeps.
拱门从不睡觉。
If not today -- when?
如果不是今天——什么时候?
Truth has no branches.
真理无分支。
Anger ends in cruelty.
愤怒以残忍告终。
Better lie than gossip.
谎言胜过流言蜚语。
Weeping washes the face.
哭泣洗脸。
Money is the best servant.
金钱是最好的仆人。
Man loves his own mistakes.
人爱自己的错误。
To loan is to buy troubles.
借钱就是买麻烦。
The weakest go to the wall.
弱者碰壁。
The truth is half a quarrel.
事实是一半的争吵。
To lend is to buy a quarrel.
借钱买争吵。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings.
不要责怪上帝创造了老虎,但要感谢上帝没有给它翅膀。
To the world wisdom is folly; to the wise the world is foolish.
对世人来说,智慧就是愚昧;对聪明人来说,世界是愚蠢的。
A cat in a cage becomes a lion.
笼子里的猫变成了狮子。
Sit on the bank of a river and wait: Your enemy's corpse will soon float by.
坐在河岸上等待:你的敌人的尸体很快就会漂过。
For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required.
两个人的友谊需要一个人的耐心。
When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks.
当你为朋友备好屁股时,别指望别人会踢你。