It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

Expedit esse deos, et, ut expedit, esse putemus.

Ovid

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Topic

Existence of God God

Author

Ovid

Source

Ars Amatoria

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

2 0s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Ovid. Ars Amatoria. 2, bk. 1, l. 637.

Current Citation

Ovid. "Ars Amatoria." Ovid: The Art of Love and Other Poems. Harvard UP, 1929, bk. 1, l. 637.

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Dripping water hollows out a stone, a ring is worn away by use.

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Topic
One step at a time Persistence

Author

Ovid
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
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Language
Latin
Time
18 10s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Ovid. "To Albinovanus:The Sixth Summer." Epistulae ex Ponto. 1st century CE, bk. 4, no. 10, l. 5.

Current Citation

Oivd. "Epistulae Ex Ponto." Triste; Ex Ponto. Translated by Arthur Leslie Wheeler. Edited by G. P. Goold. Harvard UP, 1937.

Another quote about God

God is love.

1st John 4:8

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Source
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Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
95 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 4:8).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

God

Exodus 21:23-24

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Justice
Speaker
God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
-1405 -1400s 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 21:23-24).

Another quote originally in Latin

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Wandering Rootedness Place

Author

Publilius Syrus
Source
Sententiae
Medium
Epigram
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. 1st century BC.