A rolling stone gathers no moss. — Publilius Syrus · Skopia

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A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae · 43 BC

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Wandering Rootedness Place

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Metaphor, analogy and simile

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Time

43 BC Classical antiquity

Person

Publilius Syrus

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Citation

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

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