You got to know when to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away,
and know when to run.

Kenny Rogers

The Gambler

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Topic

Judgment

Speaker

Kenny Rogers

Source

The Gambler

Medium

Song

Genre

Country music

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Singer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Schlitz, Don. "The Gambler." Performed by Kenny Rogers. The Gambler. United Artists Group, 1978.

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Longing, we say, because desire is full of endless distances.

Robert Hass

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Topic
Desire

Author

Robert Hass
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hass, Robert. "Meditation at Lagunitas." Praise. Ecco Press, 1979, I. 24.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and so die.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

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Topic
Music Excess Love
Speaker
Duke Orsino

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Twelfth Night
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile Opening lines
Language
English
Time
1602 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.