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Chinese Quotes by Robert Fortune
- A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally…
- Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree is of…
- The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or two feet high, have all…
- The dwarfed trees of the Chinese and Japanese have been noticed by every author who has written upon these countries, and all have attempted to…
- The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps better than they…
- So high do these plants stand in the favour of the Chinese gardener, that he will cultivate them extensively, even against the wishes of his…
More Chinese Quotes
- Remember, sex is like a Chinese dinner. It ain't over 'til you both get your cookie. — Alec Baldwin
- I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian… — Martha Beck
- Traditional Chinese art looked at the Earth from a Confucian mountain top; Japanese art looked closely around screens; Italian Renaissance art surveyed… — John Berger
- The Italians and Spanish, the Chinese and Vietnamese see food as part of a larger, more essential and pleasurable part of daily… — Anthony Bourdain
- We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country. — Pearl S. Buck
- Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne. — Pearl S. Buck
- Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. — Pearl S. Buck
- Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If… — Buzz Aldrin
- All the Chinese have to do is fly around the Moon and back, and they'll appear to have won the return to… — Buzz Aldrin
- To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon… — Buzz Aldrin
- We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in… — Nicolas Cage
- We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused on exports.… — David Cameron