All men whilst they are awake are in one common world; but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.

Heraclitus

Quoted in Moralia, by Plutarch

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Topic

Dreams Sleep

Speaker

Heraclitus

Author

Plutarch

Source

On Superstition Moralia

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

2nd century BC

Occupation

Philosopher

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Turkey Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Plutarch. "Περὶ δεισιδαιμονίας [On Superstition]." Moralia [Ἠθικά]. c. 100 AD.

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Old to grow, but ever learning.

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Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Learning Wisdom Aging Old age
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Solon

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Solon Plutarch's Lives
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Plutarch. Βίοι Παράλληλοι [Parallel Lives]. Rome, 1470.

Another quote about Sleep

Early to Bed and early to rise, makes a Man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Time management Waking up Sleep Good habits Habits

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1735 1730s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1735.

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Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1735." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Another quote originally in Greek

One soul dwelling in two bodies.

Aristotle

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Friends Friendship
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Aristotle

Author

Diogenes Laërtius
Source
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Genre
Biography Historical literature
Language
Greek
Time
3rd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Aristotle. Quoted in Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laertius. c. 240 AD, bk. 5, ch. 1, sect. 20.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 5, ch. 1, sect. 20.