A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
波兰谚语
Polish Proverbs
The greatest oaks have been little acorns.
最大的橡树是小橡子。
How you make your bed, thus will you rest.
你怎样铺床,你就怎样休息。
Talk of the devil - and the devil appears.
说曹操,曹操到。
Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.
鹰独自飞翔,羊却成群结队。
Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree.
甚至山羊也会跳到倾斜的树上。
The grunts of pigs never make it to heaven.
猪的呼噜声永远到不了天堂。
He who has none hates those that have much.
一无所有的人憎恨那些拥有很多的人。
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
不要过早乐观。
The doorstep of the palace is very slippery.
宫殿的门阶很滑。
Where devil cannot go, he will send a woman.
魔鬼不能去的地方,他就派一个女人去。
When I had money everyone called me brother.
当我有钱时,每个人都叫我哥哥。
A whistling priest has a demon in his belly.
吹口哨的牧师肚子里有个魔鬼。
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A guest hammers a nail in the wall even if he stays only one night.
客人即使只住一晚,也要在墙上钉钉子。
Truth will not make you fat but you won't choke on a lie.
真相不会让你变胖,但谎言不会让你窒息。
Joy must have sorrow.
快乐必有悲伤。
To believe with certainty, we must begin by doubting.
要确信地相信,我们必须从怀疑开始。
It is a poor parish where the priest has to ring his own bells.
这是一个贫穷的教区,牧师不得不按自己的门铃。