A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
犹太谚语
Jewish Proverbs
The righteous say little and do much.
义人多言少做。
Don't pick a wasp out of a cream-jug.
不要从奶油罐里挑出一只黄蜂。
Pride is the mask of one's own faults.
骄傲是自己错误的面具。
If you can't go over, you must go under.
如果你不能过去,就必须过去。
Let your ears hear what your mouth says.
你的耳朵要听你口中的话。
Peace is to man, what yeast is to dough.
平安之于人,好像面酵之于面。
A glutton for cake often lose the bread.
贪吃蛋糕的人往往会失去面包。
Listen to your enemy, for God is talking.
你要听仇敌的话,因为神在说话。
Only love gives us the taste of eternity.
只有爱给我们永恒的味道。
A mother understands a child does not say.
母亲懂得孩子不说的话。
Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands.
口无遮羞,手无遮羞。
First mend yourself, and then mend others.
先补己之不足,后补人之不足。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
When the sin is sweet, repentance is not so bitter.
当罪是甜的时候,悔改就不那么苦了。
Worries go down better with soup than without.
喝汤比不喝更能减轻忧虑。
Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.
永远不要相信那些把所有烦恼都告诉你却把所有快乐都瞒着你的人。
Anyone who teases you loves you.
任何戏弄你的人都爱你。
One should not stand at the foot of a sick person's bed, because that place is reserved for the guardian angel.
一个人不应该站在病人的床脚,因为那个地方是留给守护天使的。
Man drives, but the Creator holds the reins.
人是司机,但造物主掌握着缰绳。