Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Robert Fortune
Robert Fortune is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
More from Robert Fortune (22 quotes) →More quotes by Robert Fortune
- “Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form;…”Robert Fortune
- “A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high…”Robert Fortune
- “One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers.”Robert Fortune
- “We are told that the first part of the process is to select the very smallest seeds from the smallest plants,…”Robert Fortune
Chinese Sayings: more sayings
- “The progress of science has always been the result of a close interplay between our concepts of the universe…”Tsung-Dao Lee
- “In poetry, I have, since very young, loved poetry in translation. The Chinese, the French, the Russians, Ital…”Fanny Howe
- “'Chinese Democracy' wasn't trying to tell China to have a democracy or anything like that. I don't have an op…”Axl Rose