Opportune time

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You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Topic

Opportune time Timing Opportunities

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile Advice

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

When the Sunne shineth make hay.

John Heywood

Proverbs (Heywood)

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Topic

Opportune time Opportunities

Author

John Heywood

Source

Proverbs (Heywood)

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Advice

Language

English

Time

1580 1580s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Heywood, John. The Proverbs of John Heywood. London: George Bell and Sons, 1874, pt. 1, ch. 3.

And while I at length debate and beate the bush,
There shall steppe in other men and catche the burdes.

John Heywood

Proverbs (Heywood)

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Topic

Opportune time Shoot your shot

Author

John Heywood

Source

Proverbs (Heywood)

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1580 1580s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Heywood, John. The Proverbs of John Heywood. London: George Bell and Sons, 1874, pt. 1, ch. 3.

A man should not marry after thirty years of age; should not enter the government service after the age of forty; should not have any more children after the age of fifty; and should not travel after the age of sixty. This is because the proper time for those things has passed.

Shi Nai'An

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Topic

Stages of life Opportune time Timing

Author

Shi Nai'An

Source

Water Margin

Language

Chinese

Time

1524 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Shi Nai'an. Water Margin. c. 1524, vol. 1, introduction.

Current Citation

Shi Naian. The Water Margin, translated by J. H. Jackson. Tuttle Publishing, 2010, forward.