Nothing has yet been said that's not been said before.

Nullumst iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius.

Terence

The Eunuch

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Topic

Nothing new under the sun

Author

Terence

Source

The Eunuch

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

Latin

Time

161 BC 160s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Terence. Eunuchus [The Eunuch]. 161 BC, Megalesian Games, Rome, Italy, prologue.

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Matthew 6:24

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Topic
Priorities Love of money Wealth Sermon on the Mount
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
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Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 6:24).

Another quote originally in Latin

In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.

Erasmus

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Topic
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Author

Erasmus
Source
Adagia
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
1536 1530s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Erasmus. Collectanea Adagiorum. Paris: Enguilbert de Marnef, 1500.

Current Citation

Erasmus. The Adages of Erasmus, edited by William Barker, translated by Margaret Mann Phillips. University of Toronto Press, 2001.