Hear the other side.

Audi partem alteram.

St. Augustine

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Topic

Tolerance Listening Goodwill

Author

St. Augustine

Source

On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Latin

Time

391 390s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Christian philosopher Early Christian Theologian Christian writer Christian Writer

From

Algeria Africa Roman Empire

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Citation

St. Augustine of Hippo. De Duabus Animabus Contra Manichaeos. [Concerning Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans.] 391 AD.

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Our heart is restless until it rests in you.

St. Augustine

Confessions

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Topic
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
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Original Citation

Augustine of Hippo. Confessiones [Confessions]. c. 398, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Augustine of Hippo. Confessions, translated by R. S. Pine-Coffin. Penguin Classics, 1961, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.

Psalm 103:15-16

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Topic
Ephemeral nature of life Shortness of life The human condition
Source
Psalms The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Hebrew
Time
450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Psalm 103:15-16).

Another quote originally in Latin

Dripping water hollows out a stone, a ring is worn away by use.

Ovid

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Topic
One step at a time Persistence

Author

Ovid
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
Latin
Time
18 10s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Ovid. "To Albinovanus: The Sixth Summer." Epistulae ex Ponto. 1st century CE, bk. 4, no. 10, l. 5.

Current Citation

Oivd. "Ex Ponto." Triste; Ex Ponto, translated by Arthur Leslie Wheeler, edited by G. P. Goold. Harvard University Press, 1988.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Wax on, wax off.

Mr. Miyagi

The Karate Kid

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Mr. Miyagi
Actor
Pat Morita
Source
The Karate Kid
Medium
Film
Genre
Martial arts (film) Drama (film) Martial arts Drama
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1984 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Karate Kid. Directed by John G. Avildsen, Delphi II Productions/Jerry Weintraub Productions, 1984.