Post tenebras spero lucem

“After darkness, I hope for light”

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Pinyin: wén wǔ shuāng quán


Meaning: well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier / master of pen and sword.


Dictionary

Chinese Nursery Rhymes/Songs

I've composed a small list of chinese nursery rhymes/songs.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1BA4121D74866BA7

借刀杀人

Pinyin: jiè dāo shā rén


Meaning: kill somebody by another's hand; make use of a person to get rid of another.

Fake it till you make it

Fake it till you make it (also called "act as if") is a common catchphrase that means to imitate confidence so that as the confidence produces success, it will generate real confidence.

Human Stupidity: the need to resist

"... the country moving uphill also has an unusually high fraction of intelligent people who manage to keep the σ fraction at bay and at the same time produce enough gains for themselves and the other members of the community to make progress a certainty." (The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Cipolla: 17)

locum

n locum [ˈləukəm]

a person who takes the place of another (especially a doctor, dentist etc) for a time. 

Proclivity

pro·cliv·i·ty noun, natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness. plural pro·cliv·i·ties.