As always, victory will have a hundred fathers, but defeat will never be acknowledged by anyone at all.

La vittoria trova cento padri, e nessuno vuole riconoscere l'insuccesso.

Galeazzo Ciano

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Topic

Taking credit Winning and losing Winning Losing

Author

Galeazzo Ciano

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Italian

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Fascist politician Fascist Politician

From

Italy Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ciano, Galeazzo. Diary entry. 9 Sept. 1942.

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When you wish upon a star,
Makes no difference who you are,
Anything your heart desires will come to you.

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Medium
Song Film
Genre
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Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.

Margaret Millar

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Topic
Conversation
Speaker
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Author

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Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Millar, Margaret. The Weak-Eyed Bat. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1942, ch. 8.

Another quote originally in Italian

A life in which the gods are not invited is not worth living. It will be quieter, but there won't be any stories.

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Source
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Calasso, Robert. Le nozze di Cadmo e Armonia [The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmonia]. Adelphi Edizioni, 1988, ch. 12.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

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Topic
Timing Randomness Fortune Tides The human condition
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Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Julius Caesar
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play) Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1599 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Julius Caesar." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 3.