Perspective is the bridle and rudder of painting.

Leonardo da Vinci

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Topic

Painting

Author

Leonardo da Vinci

Source

Journals of Leonardo da Vinci

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Italian

Time

1519 1510s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Da Vinci, Leonardo. Italian Manuscripts, Bibliotheque Nationale. 1519, MS 2038, Bib. Nat. 13 r.

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Da Vinci, Leonardo. Leonardo da Vinci: Notebooks. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Another quote from European Renaissance

Chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

Francis Bacon

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Topic
Personal responsibility Locus of control

Author

Francis Bacon
Source
Of Fortune Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1625 1620s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis "Of Fortune." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Fortune." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote originally in Italian

Haste denies all acts their dignity.

Dante Alighieri

Purgatorio

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Topic
Haste Taking one's time

Author

Dante Alighieri
Source
Purgatorio The Divine Comedy
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem Epic poem Religious literature
Language
Italian
Time
1321 1320s 14th century
Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Dante. "Purgatorio [Purgatory]." La Comedia di Dante Alleghieri [The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri]. Foligno: Johann Numeister and Evangelista Angelini da Trevi, 1472.

Current Citation

Dante. "The Purgatorio." The Divine Comedy, edited by David H. Higgins, translated by C. H. Sisson. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

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Topic
Adversity
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Amy Curtis March

Author

Louisa May Alcott
Source
Little Women
Medium
Novel
Genre
Coming of age story
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1868 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868, ch. 44.

Current Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Puffin Books, 2014, ch. 44.