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Subjects
Chinese Proverbs, Proverbs, China, biography, History, China, civilizationPlaces
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A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs
September 16, 2003, HarperOne
in English
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One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold =: yi zi qian jin
2002, HarperCollins
in English
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A thousand pieces of gold: my discovery of China's character in its proverbs
2002, HarperSanFrancisco
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249).
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"When I was thirteen years old, my parents told me that I was to leave school at fourteen and get a job because they no longer wished to pay for my education."
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