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Tag: proverbs

Posted on May 11, 2016

Genius, Wit and Spirit

Anker Grossvater erzählt eine Geschichte 1884
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
Francis Bacon

Posted on October 15, 2014

Quote: Spring Evening

Leng Mei - Figures - Spring Evening Banquet

Half an hour in a spring evening is worth a thousand gold pieces.
Japanese proverb

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Quotes and Reviews

The ancient Egyptians, incidentally, treated arthritis with electric catfish—or, as the hieroglyphics call them, "angry catfish". Remarkably, electric catfish can be trained to stun on cue, which seems like something coastguards and river police should be looking into before a supervillain does.
—The Ambition of a Potato

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