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a Chinese saying

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fansy
 
Reply Thu 15 Apr, 2010 10:33 pm
"A sea is vast, as it rejects no water. A mountain is high, as it rejects no rocks. "

Can you understand the above Chinese saying?
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Ionus
 
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Reply Fri 16 Apr, 2010 12:30 am
@fansy,
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"A sea is vast, as it rejects no water. A mountain is high, as it rejects no rocks. "
Can you understand the above Chinese saying?

Dont pee in the bathtub ??? Dont throw rocks if you live in a glasshouse ???
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westwind
 
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Reply Tue 25 May, 2010 05:32 am
@fansy,
YES
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westwind
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2010 08:05 pm
@fansy,
yes。i can
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eniars
 
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Reply Fri 4 Mar, 2011 12:18 am
@fansy,
that means
A sea is vast,because it rejects no water.
A mountain is high, the reason is it rejects no rocks.

said by a politician 2300 years ago，if my memories is right。
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laughoutlood
 
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Reply Fri 4 Mar, 2011 04:40 am
@fansy,
The allegorical allure of this aphorism is doubtless tarnished by a jejune translation.
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Fri 4 Mar, 2011 06:13 am
@fansy,
Yes
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