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Word: hesiodus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1929-1929
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...seems that once in the dim and distant past there lived a sage named Hesiodus, who, reflecting upon the vagaries of human nature, exclaimed: "The HALF is MORE than the WHOLE." If he was not thinking of Adam before Eve was born, he undoubtedly had in mind, with prophetic vision, the advent of TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 27, 1929 | 5/27/1929 | See Source »

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