Chinese Thought Of The Day
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War does not determine who is right,
War determine who is left.
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updated May 18, 2011
posted by Eddy
Good word play, Eddy. Thanks! - Luzbonita, May 17, 2011
My my Eddy, you have been a busy guy lately... is this a sign of your return from SD hibernation? ;-) - DJ_Huero, May 17, 2011
Jaja, :-P - Destroyed99, May 17, 2011
determine(s).......... - ian-hill, May 17, 2011
You are missing the point Ian, it's a chinese person speaking. - Eddy, May 18, 2011
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La guerra no determina quienes tienen la razón, la guerra determina quienes tienen la respiración.
updated May 17, 2011
posted by lorenzo9
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Someone can use this to imply the classical matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona (though in fact, they are "matches", not "wars")
In those matches, people shouldn't determine who is right, but who will win. Mr Jose Mourinho may have provided us a good lesson recently.
updated May 17, 2011
posted by Fidalgo
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La guerra no decida decide quien tiene la razón,
La guerra decida decide quien queda. 
updated May 17, 2011
edited by DJ_Huero
posted by DJ_Huero
Wouldn't that be "La guerra decida quien queda." - DonK, May 17, 2011
La guerra no "decide" quien tiene la razón, la guerra "decide" quien queda. - nelson_rafael, May 17, 2011
Lol, you must've posted right after my update DonK, I caught it... - DJ_Huero, May 17, 2011
Are you sure the subjunctive form isn't neccessary nelson? Proverbs don't usually speak literal. ;-) - DJ_Huero, May 17, 2011
If it is a universal truth, it should be in the present indicative. - lorenzo9, May 17, 2011
Ok, thanks. =) Could you PM me an explanation by any chance? Lol, I have a feeling this isn't the first time i've done that. - DJ_Huero, May 17, 2011
It's in the reference section for the indicative. I think it is the difference between something that is always true and a hypothetical situation. Basically, you are declaring that something is true. - lorenzo9, May 17, 2011
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Yes and the "winner" writes the history book.
updated May 17, 2011
posted by ian-hill
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updated May 17, 2011
posted by lorenzo9
