May you live in interesting times
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title:
May you live in interesting times
text:
"May you live in interesting times" is an English expression that is claimed to be a translation of a traditional Chinese curse. The expression is ironic: "interesting" times are usually times of trouble. Despite being so common in English as to be known as the "Chinese curse", the saying is apocryphal, and no actual Chinese source has ever been produced. The most likely connection to Chinese culture may be deduced from analysis of the late-19th-century speeches of Joseph Chamberlain, probably e
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Apocryphal purported Chinese curse
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times
date created:
2004-02-13T17:26:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T03:32:08Z
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