An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.

Kahlil Gibran

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Topic

Exaggeration Truth

Author

Kahlil Gibran

Source

Sand and Foam

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Lebanon Middle East

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gibran, Kahlil. Sand and Foam. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.

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No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.

Margaret Sanger

Woman and the New Race

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Topic
Women's rights

Author

Margaret Sanger
Source
Woman and the New Race
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Sanger, Margaret. Woman and the New Race. Brentano's, 1920, ch. 8.

Another quote about Truth

Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word police-the wordinistas-over at Webster's are gonna say, "Hey, that's not a word." Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books...I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart.

Stephen Colbert

The Colbert Report

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Topic
Truth
Speaker
Stephen Colbert
Source
The Colbert Report
Medium
TV program
Genre
Comedy (TV) Comedy
Language
English
Time
2005 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"Truthiness." The Colbert Report, created by Stephen Colbert, season 1, episode 1, Spartina Productions and Busboy Productions and Comedy Partners, 2005.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.

Plutarch

Moralia

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Topic
The mind Education Learning

Author

Plutarch
Source
Of Listening Moralia
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
2nd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Plutarch. "Περὶ τοῦ ἀκούειν [On Hearing]." Ἠθικά Ethika [Moralia]. c. 100 AD.

Current Citation

Plutarch. "On Listening." Essays. Penguin Classics, 1993.