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Kolik jazyků umíš, tolikrát jsi člověkem
A philosophically interesting Czech proverb meaning, roughly: "One is as many times human as many languages one speaks."
An Englishman
An Englishman means what he says, but he does not say what he means.
A Finn-Swede
A Finn-Swede is a person who knows how to remain silent in two languages.
England & the USA
England and the USA are two countries separated by the same language.
Teamwork
Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.
Japanese proverb
It's the nail that sticks up that gets hammered down.
Strc prst skrz krk
A sentence in Czech containing no vowels.
Risk
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
A compact word
"Lähtisimmeköhän" in Finnish means "I wonder if we ought to go or not?"
Saying
No nation knows itself until it knows its past.
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in January 1976, was once asked for his judgement of the French Revolution. He answered, "it is too early to tell."
OECD executive
"We are drowning in information, but starving for wisdom."
Leaders
Leaders are like eagles; they don't flock, you find them one at a time.
Bulgarian proverb
It is good to have friends, even in hell.
Czech proverb
As long as the language lives, the nation is not dead.
Partnership with Comartis
We are pleased to announce that Richard Lewis Communications (RLC) has formed a partnership with Comartis, a leading provider of assessment and talent development...
05/02/2010
Saïd Business School, Oxford
Michael Gates, our Group MD, has been delivering a number of programmes for the Saïd Business School at Oxford University. A recent and fascinating one was a cross-cultural session for the Small...
28/09/2009
A compact word
"Lähtisimmeköhän" in Finnish means "I wonder if we ought to go or not?"
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in January 1976, was once asked for his...
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