There was never any yet that wholly could escape love, and never shall there be any, never so long as beauty shall be, never so long as eyes can see.

Πάντως γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἔρωτα ἔφυγεν ἢ φεύξεται, μέχρι ἂν κάλλος ᾖ καὶ ὀφθαλμοὶ βλέπωσιν.

Longus

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Topic

Power of love Love

Author

Longus

Source

Daphnis and Chloe

Language

Greek

Time

200 200s 3rd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Greece Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Longus. Δάφνις καὶ Χλόη [Daphnis and Chloe]. c. 250, preface.

Current Citation

Longus. Daphnis and Chloe, translated by Ronald McCail. Oxford University Press, 2009, preface.

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Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair.

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Author

William Blake
Source
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Medium
Poem
Language
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Time
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Current Citation

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

Juvenal

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Traveling lightly Travel

Author

Juvenal
Source
Satires
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Another quote originally in Greek

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 13:11

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Author

Apostle Paul
Source
1st Corinthians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
55 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Corinthians 13:11).