Familiarity breeds contempt—and children.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Familiarity breeds contempt Fading love Love

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Journals of Mark Twain

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Notebook, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine. The Mark Twain Company, 1932, ch. 21. Originally from Notebook, 1894.

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Author

Rudyard Kipling
Source
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Language
English
Time
1895 1890s 19th century
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For hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is a law eternal.

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Pali Tipitaka
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Sanskrit
Time
100 BC 100s BC 2nd century BC
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Pali Tipitaka. c. 100 BC, Khuddaka Nikaya, Dhammapada v. 5.

Current Citation

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Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic
Jumping to conclusions Trends Patterns

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

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