Give me chastity and continency—but not yet!

Da mihi castiatem et continentiam, sed noli modo.

St. Augustine

Confessions

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Chastity Sexual morality Self-control Sex

Author

St. Augustine

Source

Confessions

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

Latin

Time

398 390s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Christian philosopher Early Christian Theologian Christian writer Christian Writer

From

Algeria Africa Roman Empire

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

St. Augustine of Hippo. Confessions and Enchiridion. c. 398, bk. 8, ch. 7.

Current Citation

St. Augustine of Hippo. Confessions. Translated by Henry Chadwick. Oxford UP, 2009, bk. 8, ch. 7.

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Our heart is restless until it rests in you.

St. Augustine

Confessions

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St. Augustine
Source
Confessions
Genre
Autobiography and memoir Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
400 400s 5th century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score
Original Citation

Saint Augustine of Hippo. Confessiones [Confessions]. 400, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Saint Augustine of Hippo. Confessions. Translated by Henry Chadwick. Oxford UP, 2009, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Another quote about Sex

A lot depends on who's in the saddle.

The Big Sleep

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Topic
Sex
Speaker
Vivian Rutledge
Actor
Lauren Bacall
Source
The Big Sleep
Medium
Film
Genre
Film noir Crime (film) Crime
Statement Type
Sexual innuendo
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Big Sleep. Directed by Howard Hawks, Warner Bros., 1946.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?

Job

Job 2:10

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Topic
Adversity Yin and yang
Speaker
Job
Source
Book of Job The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Hebrew
Time
-500 -500s 6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 2:10).

Another quote originally in Latin

They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.

Thomas More

Utopia

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Gold

Author

Thomas More
Source
Utopia
Genre
Satire Political literature
Language
Latin
Time
1516 1520s 16th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

More, Thomas. Utopia. Hapsburg, 1516, bk. 2, ch. 6.

Current Citation

More, Thomas. Utopia, trans. Paul Turner. Penguin, 2003, bk. 2, ch. 6.