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

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Citation

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

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Nikola Tesla

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Topic
Predicting the future Technological progress
Speaker
Nikola Tesla
Source
Collier's Magazine
Medium
Interview
Language
English
Time
1926 1920s 20th century
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Citation

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The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.

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Topic
The painful truth Truth

Author

David Foster Wallace
Source
Infinite Jest
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Wallace, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

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Aristotle

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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
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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.