Theodore Isaac Rubin

Sometimes the routes leading to feelings of anger are so convoluted and circuitous that it takes enormous skill to discern their original source, or fountainhead. But regardless of the reason for or the source of the anger or the relative ease or complexity in perceiving either the anger or its source - everybody, but everybody, gets angry.

American Psychologist

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.

French Writer

Robert Christgau

If rock criticism is to be a political calling, which has always been my angle, that's obviously not because it's a fountainhead of protest songs.

American Journalist

Often used metaphorically to signify a principal source of something, not just a starting point.

Metaphorical Use

Commonly found in figurative speech, implying a wellspring of endless inspiration or knowledge.

Figurative Speech

Particularly apt for academic settings where it may describe the origin of schools of thought.

Fountainhead

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