Francis Petrarch? Plutarch? Henry Theodore Tuckerman? Frederick Saunders? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The following ornate passage about love has been attributed to Francis Petrarch, a prominent poet of the Italian Renaissance: Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth. …
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Adage Origin: An Army of Stags Led by a Lion Is More Formidable Than an Army of Lions Led by a Stag
Plutarch? Chabrias? Julius Caesar? Philip of Macedon? Iphicrates? Napoleon Bonaparte? Daniel Defoe? Question for Quote Investigator: The quality of the members of an organization is important, but the leadership is decisive to achieving success. Here are two versions of a pertinent adage: (1) An army of sheep commanded by a lion is more formidable than …
Quote Origin: Whatever We Achieve Inwardly Will Change Outer Reality
J. K. Rowling? Anaïs Nin? Plutarch? Otto Rank? Question for Quote Investigator: J. K. Rowling created the beloved fantasy universe of Harry Potter and the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She delivered a humorous and touching commencement address at Harvard University in 2008. While in college she studied the classics, and her address included …
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Quote Origin: The Mind Is Not a Vessel That Needs Filling, But Wood That Needs Igniting
William Butler Yeats? Plutarch? Socrates? Plato? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: There is a superb quotation about education that I have encountered many times. Here is a collection of examples with attributions that I have been accumulating. None of the examples came with citations: What do you think? Who should properly be given credit, and …