A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Topic

Wandering Rootedness Place

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Turkey Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

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Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Time
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 2:6-7).

Another quote originally in Latin

Give me chastity and continency—but not yet!

St. Augustine

Confessions

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Topic
Chastity Sexual morality Self-control Sex

Author

St. Augustine
Source
Confessions
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
Latin
Time
398 390s 4th century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Augustine of Hippo. Confessiones [Confessions]. c. 398, bk. 8, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Augustine of Hippo. Confessions, translated by R. S. Pine-Coffin. Penguin Classics, 1961, bk. 8, ch. 7.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Variety's the very spice of life,
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Topic
Variety

Author

William Cowper
Source
The Timepiece The Task
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1785 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Cowper, William. The Task. London: Joseph Johnson, 1785, bk. 2.

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