Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.

Democritus

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Topic

Value of education Education

Speaker

Democritus

Source

Tetralogies of Thrasyllus

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Greek

Time

415 BC 410s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher

From

Greece Europe

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Original Citation

Democritus. Tetralogies of Thrasyllus. C. 420 BC, Fr. 180.

Current Citation

Democritus. Quoted in Ancilla to Pre-Socratic Philosophers. Translated by Kathleen Freeman. Harvard UP, 1983.

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Another quote about Education

A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Criticism

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Topic
Downsides of education Education Ignorance

Author

Alexander Pope
Source
An Essay on Criticism
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1711 1710s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Pope, Alexander, published anonymously. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 215-218.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 215-218.

Another quote from the 5th century BC

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Self-knowledge Enemies

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Sun Tzu
Source
The Art of War
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Military treatise
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Chinese
Time
475 BC 470s BC 5th century BC
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Sun Tzu. The Art of War. 475 BC, ch. 3.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

1st Timothy 1:15

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Salvation through Jesus Salvation
Source
1st Timothy The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Timothy 1:15).

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
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. 180, bk. 6, sect. 36.

Current Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. Edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, book 6, sect. 36.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Lighter than a cork I danced on the waves.

Arthur Rimbaud

The Drunken Boat

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Ocean and sea

Author

Arthur Rimbaud
Source
The Drunken Boat
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
French
Time
1871 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
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Rimbaud, Arthur. Le Bateau Ivre [The Drunken Boat]. Les Poetes maudits. Edited by Paul Verlaine. 1884.

Current Citation

Rimbaud, Arthur. "Le bateau ivre/The Drunken Boat." Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters, a Bilingual Edition. Translated by Wallace Fowlie. Revised by Seth Whidden. U of Chicago P, 2005.