To do two things at once is to do neither. Publilius Syrus Sententiae 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 Multitasking Finishing a task 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 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Citation Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC. Citation text copied to clipboard.
Another quote from Classical antiquity We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth. Homer The Odyssey Show More Info Buy The Odyssey at Amazon Buy The Odyssey at Amazon Read The Odyssey 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 Temper Anger Human nature Author Homer Source The Odyssey Medium Poem Genre Epic poem Language Greek Time 700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC Era Classical antiquity Authentication Score 2 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Original Citation Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 7, l. 307. Original citation text copied to clipboard. Current Citation Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 7, l. 307. Current citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info
Another quote originally in Latin Who benefits? Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla There are no other quotes by this person in the Bon Mots database. Quoted in Pro Milone, by Cicero Show More Info Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Speaker 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 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Citation Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Pro Roscio Amerino [In defense of Sextus Roscius of Amerina]." 80 BC, Umbria, Italy. Citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info