谁知道外国谚语
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1. Beggars must not be choosers. 要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦。
[注] 相似的谚语是:
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 人家送你马,切莫看口齿。
2. Blessed is he who experts nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
不奢望得到任何东西的人最幸福,因为他永远不会失望。
相似的谚语有:
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. 杯到嘴边还会失手。
汉语谚语“知足长乐”的意思与此句相似。
3. Better wear out shoes than sheets. 穿破鞋子,胜于磨破床单。
4. Care is enemy to health. 忧愁是健康之敌。
5. Care kill a cat. 忧虑伤身。
6. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 爱洁净仅次于敬上帝。
7. Comfort is better than pride. 宁愿舒适,不慕虚荣。
8. A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐
9. Courtesy costs nothing. 谦恭有礼,惠而不费。
[注] 这句话的另一种形式是:
There is nothing that costs less than civility. 彬彬有礼,惠而不费。
10. Don't meet trouble half-way. 不要自寻烦恼。
11. Don't outrun the constable. 不要背债。
[注] 这句谚语的另一种形式是:
Don't overrun the cons