I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

Exegi monumentum aere perennius.

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

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Horace. Odes. bk, 3, no. 30, l. 1.

Current Citation

Horace. Odes. Translated by Niall Rudd. Harvard UP, 2004. (Book, 3, No. 30, Line. 1.)

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Another quote by Horace

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!

Horace

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Living life to the fullest Living in the moment

Author

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

Horace. Odes. 23 BC, bk. 1, no. 11, last line.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes. Translated by David West. Oxford UP, 2008, bk. 1, no. 11, last line.

Another quote about Art

The most perfect of all works of art is true political freedom.

Friedrich Schiller

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Freedom Art

Author

Friedrich Schiller
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen [On the Aesthetic Education of Man]. 1794, letter 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Aesthetic Education of Man. Edited by Alexander Schimidt. Translated by Kenneth Tribe. Penguin Classics, 2016, letter 2.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:28

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Topic
Population growth Children Man and animals Man and nature Purpose of life
Source
Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
-1405 -1400s 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:28).

Another quote originally in Latin

Our heart is restless until it rests in you.

St. Augustine

Confessions

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Seeking God God and man

Author

St. Augustine
Source
Confessions
Genre
Autobiography and memoir Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
400 400s 5th century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score
Original Citation

Saint Augustine of Hippo. Confessiones [Confessions]. 400, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Saint Augustine of Hippo. Confessions. Translated by Henry Chadwick. Oxford UP, 2009, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Another quote of the following type Boast

Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

Muhammad Ali

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Topic
Boxing Self-assurance
Speaker
Muhammad Ali
Statement Type
Boast
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Statement after fighting Henry Cooper. Boxing match. 18 June 1963. Wembley Stadium, London, England.