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

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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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

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Citation

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

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The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Topic
The world Death
Speaker
Robert Jordan

Author

Ernest Hemingway
Source
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Medium
Novel
Genre
War novel
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940, ch. 43.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Thou shalt not steal.

God

Exodus 20:15

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Stealing The Ten Commandments
Speaker
God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:15).

Another quote originally in Latin

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

Ovid

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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.