It is easier to cover our feet with sandals than to cover the earth with carpets.

用凉鞋盖住我们的脚要比用地毯盖住地球容易得多。

It is easy to forget a kindness, but one remembers unkindness.

忘记一件好事是容易的，但记住一件坏事是不容易的。

It is hard for an ex-king to become a night watchman.

从前的国王很难成为一个守夜人。

It is little use to dig a well after the house has caught fire.

房子失火后再挖井是没有用的。

It is love that makes the impossible possible.

是爱使不可能变为可能。

It is only in your coffin that you sleep really well.

只有在你的棺材里，你才能睡得很好。

It is worse to excuse than to offend.

原谅比冒犯更糟糕。

It's a brave bird that makes its nest in the cat's ear.

在猫的耳朵上筑巢是勇敢的鸟。

It's better to pick a fight with your in-laws than with your neighbors.

与其和邻居吵架，不如和姻亲吵架。

It's easy to throw something into the river but hard to get it out again.

把东西扔到河里很容易，但再把它捞出来就难了。

Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it's a treasure.

正义胜于钦佩，如果你要杀，那就杀一头大象;如果你要偷东西，一定要把它当作宝贝。

Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.

离马车五码远，离马十码远，离大象一百码远;但离恶人远，却是无法测度的。

Large desire is endless poverty.

巨大的欲望就是无尽的贫穷。

Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it.

人生是一座桥。你要过河，却不可在其上盖房。

Life is like a lamp flame; it needs a little oil now and then.

生命像一盏灯的火焰;它偶尔需要一点油。