The fool learns by suffering.

παθὼν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω.

Hesiod

Works and Days

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Learning from suffering School of hard knocks Fools

Author

Hesiod

Source

Works and Days

Medium

Poem

Genre

Didactic poem

Language

Greek

Time

700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Turkey Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Hesiod. Works and Days. c. 700 BC, l. 218.

Current Citation

Hesiod. "Works and Days." Theogony and Works and Days. Translated by M. L. West. Oxford UP, 2009, l. 218.

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Hesiod

Works and Days

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Hard work Excellence Character Virtue The human condition

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Hesiod
Source
Works and Days
Medium
Poem
Genre
Didactic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Hesiod. Works and Days. c. 700 BC, l. 289.

Current Citation

Hesiod. "Works and Days." Theogony and Works and Days. Translated by M. L. West. Oxford UP, 2009, l. 289.

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Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus's son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses.

Homer

The Iliad

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Homer
Source
The Iliad
Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Homer. The Iliad. 8th centry BC, bk. 1, l. 1.

Current Citation

Homer. The Iliad. Translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin, 1998, bk. 1, l. 1.

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Thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

God

Exodus 21:23-24

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Speaker
God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
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Language
Hebrew
Time
-1405 -1400s 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 21:23-24).

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And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Jesus

Matthew 26:26-28

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Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
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Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 26:26-28).