One swallow does not make a spring.

μία γὰρ χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic

Jumping to conclusions Trends Patterns

Author

Aristotle

Source

The Nicomachean Ethics

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Greek

Time

322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

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

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 1.

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Author

Aristotle
Source
Politics
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Another quote from Classical antiquity

Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe him.

Aesop

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Topic
False alarms Alarmism

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Aesop
Source
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Medium
Fable and fairytale
Genre
Children's literature
Language
Greek
Time
6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 0
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Aesop. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Aesop's Fables. c. 600.

Current Citation

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Another quote originally in Greek

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

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Jesus's birth Nativity story
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Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Topic
Self-discovery Introspection
Speaker
Alexei Alexandrovich

Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
Anna Karenina
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Russian
Time
1877 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. Анна Каренина [Anna Karenina]. The Russian Messenger, 1875-1877. Serial.

Current Citation

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