Perfection is the child of Time.

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Topic

Incremental improvement Progress Perfection

Author

Joseph Hall

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Occupation

Clergyman

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Hall, Joseph. The Works of Joseph Hall Doctor in Divinitie, and Deane of Worchester. London: Nath. Butter, 1625.

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Topic
Personal growth Nature of progress Progress

Author

Charles Baudelaire
Language
French
Time
1867 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Baudelaire, Charles. Mon Coeur mis a nu [My Naked Heart]. Paris, 1887, no. 15.

Current Citation

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Someone I loved once gave me
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It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.

Mary Oliver

The Uses of Sorrow

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Topic
Adversity Sadness

Author

Mary Oliver
Source
The Uses of Sorrow
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
2006 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Oliver, Mary. “The Uses of Sorrow.” Thirst. Beacon Press, 2006, I. 1.