Uncomplicate yourself.

ἅπλωσον σεαυτόν.

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

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Topic

Simplicity

Author

Marcus Aurelius

Source

Meditations

Medium

Personal journal

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Latin

Time

180 180s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

National leader Stoic Philosopher

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 4.

Current Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 4.

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Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity.

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Topic
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Author

Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations
Medium
Personal journal
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
180 180s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 6.

Current Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 6.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.

Plautus

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Topic
Wearing out one's welcome Hospitality Guests and visitors
Speaker
Pleusicles

Author

Plautus
Source
Miles Gloriosus
Medium
Play
Language
Latin
Time
200 BC 200s BC 3rd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Plautus. Miles Gloriosus. c. 206 BC, Rome, Italy, act 3, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Plautus. Miles Gloriosus, edited by Mason Hammond, Arthur W. Mack, and Walter Moskalew. Harvard University Press, 1997, act 3, sc. 1.

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The traveler with nothing on him sings in the robber’s face.

Juvenal

Satires

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Topic
Traveling lightly Travel

Author

Juvenal
Source
Satires
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
Latin
Time
2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 10.

Current Citation

Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 10.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

Dead Poets Society

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Carpe diem Living life to the fullest
Speaker
John Keating
Actor
Robin Williams
Source
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Medium
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Genre
Teen (film) Drama (film) Teen Drama
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1989 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.