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...into the courtroom, my memory becomes somewhat scattered. I was surprised that Milosevic looked so much smaller than I remembered him, like a grumpy old man--and evil. Earlier that day he ridiculed a witness whose legs were amputated due to vascular disease by reminding him of the Serb proverb "Lies have short legs." Despite my nervousness, I felt strangely desensitized when the questioning actually began. I just tried to keep my composure and use all my remaining wits to answer his questions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Witness for the Prosecution | 3/11/2006 | See Source »

...Chinese proverb that he who laughs last, laughs best...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien | Title: In the Shadows | 2/24/2006 | See Source »

...Marlin's proverb comes to mind because that's pretty much the dividing line in the Dubai Ports controversy this week: between intellect and instinct, between those who say they can explain this deal and those who say there is no explaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Seaports Deal Is Caught Between Instinct and Intellect | 2/23/2006 | See Source »

...administrations of FAS and the University.“There is a sense within the Faculty that the relationship between the center and the deanery is not as robustly effective as it should be,” he said.Kirby, also an East Asian Studies scholar, replied with a Chinese proverb: the financial relationship between FAS and the University “is as close as lips and teeth,” he said.James Engell, chair of the Department of English and American Literature and Language, asked about the committee’s “degree of confidence?...

Author: By William C. Marra and Anton S. Troianovski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Faculty Prepares For $100M Deficit | 1/11/2006 | See Source »

...mansion, in the same state. But for 15 years, Franklin was a tenant in a simple four- story Georgian brick row house on a street off the Strand near Trafalgar Square. The house's interior is handsome but spare, reflecting the thrifty nature of the man who popularized the proverb, "A penny saved is a penny earned." On Jan. 17, the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth, the famed inventor-diplomat's sole surviving home will open to the public. Franklin arrived in London in 1757 as the Pennsylvania Assembly's agent, and spent five years sharing the house with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Franklin Slept Here | 12/18/2005 | See Source »

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