Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.Aristotle
“It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.”
Statesman · 1904 – 1997
Deng Xiaoping was the Chinese leader who opened China to market reforms after 1978, lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty. His pragmatism is summed up in his saying that it does not matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.
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