A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.

刀伤会愈合;言语造成的创伤却不会。

A liar's candle will burn until bed-time.

说谎者的蜡烛会一直燃烧到睡觉时间。

A liar's house is on fire and no one believes him.

骗子的房子着火了，没人相信他。

A madman drops a stone in a well, but forty wise men cannot take it out.

疯子往井里扔石头，四十个聪明人也拿不出来。

A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.

人不祈求好运，好运只祈求好运中的人。

A man who seeks a perfect friend, will remain friendless.

一个寻求完美朋友的人，将永远没有朋友。

A man will sacrifice his head to conquer a heart.

一个人会牺牲他的头去征服一颗心。

A man without grief is not a man.

没有悲伤的人不是真正的人。

A pear will fall to its root.

梨会掉到根部。

A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person.

一个人不寻求运气;运气寻找人。

A prudent man will read the letter from back to front.

一个谨慎的人会把这封信从头到尾读一遍。

A rich man will get his carriage over the mountains, a poor man will lose his way on a level plain.

富户坐车过山，穷人在平地上迷了路。

A satiated man doesn't know what's hunger, a healthy man doesn't know what's disease.

一个吃饱了的人不知道什么是饥饿，一个健康的人不知道什么是疾病。

A sheik's miracles are of his own telling.

酋长的奇迹是他自己的故事。

A single advantage is worth a thousand sorceries.

一个优点抵得上一千个邪术。