Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.

מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֗ים לֹ֤א יֽוּכְלוּ֙ לְכַבֹּ֣ות אֶת־הָֽאַהֲבָ֔ה וּנְהָרֹ֖ות לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָ

Song of Solomon 8:7

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Nature of love Love

Source

Song of Solomon The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Hebrew

Time

1000 BC 1000s BC 11th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Song of Solomon 8:7).

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Another quote about Love

Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair.

William Blake

Songs of Experience

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Topic
Generous love Nature of love Love

Author

William Blake
Source
Songs of Experience
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Clod and the Pebble." Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. London, 1794.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Clod & the Pebble." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Make war that we may live in peace.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic
War and peace War Peace

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

God

Genesis 3:19

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Work Original sin The human condition
Speaker
God
Source
Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 3:19).

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.

Anne Lamott

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Being a good example

Author

Anne Lamott
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1994 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions On Writing and Life. Pantheon Books. 1994.