Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

Leonardo da Vinci

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Topic

Inaction Stagnation Staying active

Author

Leonardo da Vinci

Source

Journals of Leonardo da Vinci

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Italian

Time

1519 1510s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Italy Europe

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Citation

Da Vinci, Leonardo. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. c. 1519.

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Truth…never comes into the world, but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her forth.

John Milton

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Topic
Resistance to change Nature of progress

Author

John Milton
Source
The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce
Language
English
Time
1643 1640s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Milton, John, [published anonymously]. The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: Restor'd to the Good of Both Sexes, From the Bondage of Canon Law. London: T. P. and M. S., 1643.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce." John Milton: The Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote originally in Italian

Haste denies all acts their dignity.

Dante Alighieri

Purgatorio

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Topic
Haste Taking one's time

Author

Dante Alighieri
Source
Purgatorio The Divine Comedy
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem Epic poem Religious literature
Language
Italian
Time
1321 1320s 14th century
Era
Middle Ages
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Original Citation

Dante. "Purgatorio [Purgatory]." La Comedia di Dante Alleghieri [The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri]. Foligno: Johann Numeister and Evangelista Angelini da Trevi, 1472.

Current Citation

Dante. "The Purgatorio." The Divine Comedy, edited by David H. Higgins, translated by C. H. Sisson. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.

Tertullian

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Topic
Martyrs The Church Christianity

Author

Tertullian
Source
Apologeticus
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
197 190s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

Tertullian. Apologeticum [Apologeticus]. c. 197, ch. 50, sect. 13.