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Philosophy of Life in Proverbs 諺語中的人生哲學(xué) The Proverb Is The Salt in Languages 諺語是語言中的鹽 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其聲知其鳥,聽其言知其人。 A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差 (人笨怨刀鈍 )。 A blind man will not thank you for a lookingglass. 秋波送盲,白費癡情。 Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切,離別情更深。 A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。 Bad news has wings. 壞事傳千里。 A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身,光亮照別人。 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條的堅固程度取決于它最薄弱的環(huán)節(jié)。 A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。 A close mouth catches no flies. 病從口入,禍從口出。 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公開場合要表揚你的朋友。 A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨頭打狗,狗不吠。 A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 不做虧心事,不怕鬼敲門。 A constant guest is never wele. 久住非佳賓,常來不歡迎。 A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢,失友快。 A friend without faults will never be found. 沒有缺點的朋友是永遠找不到的。 After a storm es a calm. 否極泰來。 A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望勝于好的相貌。 A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聰明腦袋勤奮手,猶如攜金天下走。