Meaning: A reserved exterior may disguise a kind hearted person.
Background: The earliest known use of this proverb was in Collectanea edited by
V.S. Lean - a collection of English and foreign proverbs published in Bristol,
England in 1903.
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I've met many people that fit that description.
My supervisor Mike in a Canadian university, for example, was not exactly an
extrovert. He rarely joked or tried to amuse. In a scheduled meeting, he kept a
straight face and focused on one subject at a time. With a calendar and a to-do
list, he operated by the clock to the minute. "A cpu on a 1/60 Hz signal," I
thought in the early days.
After the 2000 tech bust, some couldn't come back to finish school for lack of
funding, a topic brought up in a weekly GSA meeting. "It's the students' problem
and not my business" a professor said.
Mike, in his serene aplomb, retored: "A professor who doesn't think his
students' problem his business would soon run out of business." when I related
the story to him. Later, he sent me to Silicon Valley for an internship that
helped me complete study. He sure has the proverbial cold hands and a warm
heart.
lit.= literature. Chinese to English, often not specific... sweet is vague, but honey is specific. Evil is vague, but sword is specific
Meaning: A reserved exterior may disguise a kind hearted person.
Background: The earliest known use of this proverb was in Collectanea edited by
V.S. Lean - a collection of English and foreign proverbs published in Bristol,
England in 1903.
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I've met many people that fit that description.
My supervisor Mike in a Canadian university, for example, was not exactly an
extrovert. He rarely joked or tried to amuse. In a scheduled meeting, he kept a
straight face and focused on one subject at a time. With a calendar and a to-do
list, he operated by the clock to the minute. "A cpu on a 1/60 Hz signal," I
thought in the early days.
After the 2000 tech bust, some couldn't come back to finish school for lack of
funding, a topic brought up in a weekly GSA meeting. "It's the students' problem
and not my business" a professor said.
Mike, in his serene aplomb, retored: "A professor who doesn't think his
students' problem his business would soon run out of business." when I related
the story to him. Later, he sent me to Silicon Valley for an internship that
helped me complete study. He sure has the proverbial cold hands and a warm
heart.
lit.= literature. Chinese to English, often not specific... sweet is vague, but honey is specific. Evil is vague, but sword is specific