By slow degrees the bird builds his nest. 鸟慢慢地筑巢。
Command your wealth, else that will command you. 支配你的财富，否则财富将支配你。
I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life. 我感谢命运使我出身贫寒。贫穷教会了我对生活有用的礼物的真正价值。 -- Anatole France 阿纳托尔·法朗士
He suffers from the same disease. [He is in the same difficulty.] 他患有同样的疾病。(他也有同样的困难。)
Misfortunes make happiness more sweet when it comes. 不幸使幸福来得更甜蜜。
The trees want to remain quiet, but the wind will not stop. 树想保持安静，但风不会停止。
When you play with a lion, do not put your hand in its mouth. 当你和狮子玩耍时，不要把手放在它的嘴里。
By joining the tail to the trunk one makes up the whole elephant. 大象的尾巴和鼻子连在一起就构成了整头大象。