As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Topic

Death as equalizer Death

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Turkey Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

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I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.

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Topic
Immortality through art Artistic legacy Immortality Death
Speaker
Woody Allen
Source
On Being Funny: Woody Allen and His Comedy
Language
English
Time
1975 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

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Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

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Matthew 25:13

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Topic
End times
Speaker
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Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 25:13).

Another quote originally in Latin

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Quoted in Pro Milone, by Cicero

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Author

Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Statement Type
Question
Language
Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Pro Roscio Amerino [In defense of Sextus Roscius of Amerina]." 80 BC, Umbria, Italy.