Roman ALAN · @romanalanwrites
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Useless quote for 22 August:

"The smith's dog could not overturn the anvil, so it overturned the water-pot."

Sumerian proverb (Segment A 2.112, 190), 3rd~2nd millennium BCE

Link to text:
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/proverbs

#uselessquote #sumerianproverbs

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Roman ALAN · @romanalanwrites
118 followers · 913 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Useless Quote for 18 Jan:

" A heart never created hatred; speech created hatred."

Ancient Sumerian Proverb, c.1800 BCE (Segment B 1.105; via etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/proverbs)

#uselessquote #sumerianproverbs

Last updated 2 years ago