No man is wise at all times.

Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit.

Pliny the Elder

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Topic

Human fallibility Wisdom

Author

Pliny the Elder

Source

Historia Naturalis

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

Latin

Time

77 BC 70s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Scientist Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Pliny the Elder. Historia Naturalis [Natural History]. 77 AD, bk. 7.

Current Citation

Pliny the Elder. Natural History: A Selection, translated by John F. Healy. Penguin Classics, 1991, bk. 7.

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Don't gain the world and lose your soul,
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.

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Bob Marley
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1980 1980s 20th century
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Citation

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Another quote from Classical antiquity

How, then, might we contrive... One noble lie to persuade if possible the rulers themselves, but failing that the rest of the city?

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Politics and lies Lies
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

Another quote originally in Latin

Only two things does he anxiously wish for-bread and circuses.

Juvenal

Satires

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Topic
The masses Entertainment Purpose of life Decline of civilization

Author

Juvenal
Source
Satires
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 10.

Current Citation

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