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Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Still waters run deep

中文: 静水流深 [jing shui liu shen]

日本語: 音のしない川は深い 「oto no shinai kawa ha fukai」

※黙っている人は思慮深い[damatteiru hito ha shiryobukai]

Francais: Il n'est pire eau que l'eau qui dort

Bahasa: Air tenang menghanyutkan

Korean: 잔잔한 물이 깊다

Serbian: Тиха вода брег рони / Tiha voda breg roni [teeha vodda bregg ronni] - Still water overflows hills

Portuguese: Água mole em pedra dura tanto bate até que fura. - Soft water hits a hard stone so strongly until a hole is made in it.

1 Comments:

At 4:24 PM , Blogger Paul Beppler said...

Águas paradas são profundas. (Portuguese)

 

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