"Cantonese, which has up to nine tones as opposed to the five in Mandarin, is much more versatile and one of the richest dialects in Chinese."

-- David Tang

#Chinese Quotes #Dialect Quotes #Nine Quotes

“If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.”
“People often forget this - a vinyl album could only contain a maximum of 20 minutes per side!”
“The more backwoodish a social group, juvenile or adult, the stricter its conception of the normal, and the readier it will ridicule any departure from it.”
“We must receive the one who curses us as a messenger from God, rebuking our hidden evil thoughts, so that we, seeing our thoughts with exactness, might correct ourselves. For we do not know how many hidden evils we have; Only a perfect man can understand all of his own shortcomings.”
“The act of meditation is being spacious.”
“Now before going to a party, I just tell myself to listen with affection to anyone who talks to me... to try to know them without my mind pressing against theirs, or arguing or changing the subject. No. My attitude is: "Tell me more. This person is showing me his soul. It is a little dry and meager and full of grinding talk just now, but presently he will begin to think, not just automatically to talk. He will show his true self. Then he will be wonderfully alive."”

Source : Brenda Ueland (1993). “Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings”, Holy Cow Press
“It looked incredibly credible!”
“You know, I really miss sex scandals. They're generally colorful. They almost never mean anything over the long run. And while they're going on, the people who actually keep the government running are let alone to go about their business. Good old sex scandals.”

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