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date: 04 December 2024

It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice 

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The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Author(s):
John SimpsonJohn Simpson, Jennifer SpeakeJennifer Speake

Chinese saying advocating pragmatism, possibly coined by Deng Xiaoping (1904–97). □ 1997 Daily Telegraph 20 Feb. (obituary of ...

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