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Monday
Oct122009

chinese truism of the day

 

自食其果  

(zì shí qí guǒ)

Eat one's own bitter fruit, reap what one has sown

 

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Wow. It seems like most Chinese proverbs are downers. Got an motivational ones?
October 12, 2009 | Unregistered Commenter11111

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