This is an evil generation: they seek a sign.

Ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη γενεὰ πονηρά ἐστιν· σημεῖον ζητεῖ

Jesus

Luke 11:29

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Topic

Kids these days Lack of faith

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Luke The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

61 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

From

Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 11:29).

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I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.

Caesar Augustus

Quoted in Lives of the Caesars, by Suetonius

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Topic
Rome
Speaker
Caesar Augustus

Author

Suetonius
Source
Lives of the Caesars
Medium
Biography
Genre
Historical literature
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
121 120s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Augustus, Caesar. Quoted in De vita Caesarum [About the Life of the Caesars], written by Suetonius. c. 121.

Current Citation

Augustus, Caesar. Quoted in The Lives of the Caesars, written by Suetonius, translated by Catharine Edwards. Oxford University Press, 2009.

Another quote originally in Greek

Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity.

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

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Topic
Eternity Time

Author

Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations
Medium
Personal journal
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
180 180s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
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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.