A liar should have a good memory. mendacem memorem esse oportere Quintilian Institutio Oratoria Buy The Orator's Education (Books 3-5) at Amazon Buy The Orator's Education (Books 3-5) at Amazon Read Institutio Oratoria at uchicago.edu Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Consequences of lying Liars Author Quintilian Source Institutio Oratoria Genre Philosophical literature Language Latin Time 95 90s 1st century Era Classical antiquity Occupation Rhetorician Writer From Spain Europe Authentication Score 2 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Citation Quintilian. Institutio Oratoria [Institutes of Oratory]. c. 95 AD, bk. 4, ch. 1, sect. 91. Citation text copied to clipboard.
Another quote from Classical antiquity The beginning is the most important part of the work. Socrates Quoted in Republic, by Plato Show More Info Buy the Republic at Amazon Buy the Republic at Amazon Read the Republic at MIT's classics department website Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Getting started Speaker Socrates Author Plato Source Republic Medium Philosophical dialogue Dialogue Genre Philosophical literature Language Greek Time 375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC Era Classical antiquity Authentication Score 2 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Original Citation Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE. Original citation text copied to clipboard. Current Citation Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007. Current citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info
Another quote originally in Latin A rolling stone gathers no moss. Publilius Syrus Sententiae Show More Info Buy a book containing the Sententiae at Amazon Buy a book containing the Sententiae at Amazon Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Wandering Rootedness Place Author Publilius Syrus Source Sententiae Medium Epigram Statement Type Metaphor, analogy and simile Language Latin Time 43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC Era Classical antiquity Authentication Score 3 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Citation Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC. Citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info