A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Ahiqar

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Topic

Minimizing risk Risk

Author

Ahiqar

Source

Proverbs of Ahiqar

Genre

Wisdom literature

Language

Assyrian

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Occupation

Politician

From

Middle East

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Ahiqar. The Story of Ahikar. c. 500 BC.

Current Citation

Ahiqar. The Story of Ahikar, translated by Herbert Lindenberger. The John Hopkins Near Eastern Studies, 1983.

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Some say cavalry and others claim infantry or a fleet of long oars is the supreme sight on the black earth. I say it is the one you love.

Sappho

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Topic
Loved ones

Author

Sappho
Medium
Poem
Language
Greek
Time
570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sappho. Supreme Sight on the Black Earth. c. 570 BCE.

Current Citation

Sappho. The Complete Poems of Sappho, edited by Willis Barnstone. Shambhala Publications, 2009.