Time, the devourer of all things.

Tempus edax rerum.

Ovid

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Topic

Effects of time Relentlessness of time Time

Author

Ovid

Source

Metamorphoses

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

8 0s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Ovid. Metamorphōsēs [Metamorphoses]. c. 8 CE, bk. 15, l. 234.

Current Citation

Ovid. Metamorphoses, translated by David Raeburn. Penguin Classics, 2004, bk. 15, l. 234.

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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

Ovid

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Topic
Existence of God God

Author

Ovid
Source
Ars Amatoria
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
2 0s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Ovid. Ars Amatoria [The Art of Love]. c. 2 AD, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Ovid. "The Art of Love." The Love Poems, translated by A. D. Melville. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1.

Another quote about Effects of time

Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Hector Berlioz

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Topic
Effects of time Time

Author

Hector Berlioz
Source
Letters of Hector Berlioz
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Irony
Language
French
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Berlioz, Hector. Personal letter. Nov. 1856.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Apostle Paul

Philippians 4:8

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Topic
Virtues

Author

Apostle Paul
Source
Philippians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Philippians 4:8).

Another quote originally in Latin

I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

Horace

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Topic
Immortality through art Artistic legacy Art Poetry

Author

Horace
Source
Odes (Horace)
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 3, no. 30.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk, 3, no. 30.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

There is a strong shadow where there is much light.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Topic
Light and shadow Contrasts Yin and yang
Speaker
Gotz von Berlichingen

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1773 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Gotz von Berlichingen. 1773, act 1.