Now haste is ever the parent of failure.

ἐπειχθῆναι μέν νυν πᾶν πρῆγμα τίκτει σφάλματα

Herodotus

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Haste Business

Author

Herodotus

Source

Histories

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

Turkey Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 7, ch. 10.

Current Citation

Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 7, ch. 10.

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Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

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Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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Era
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Citation

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All men by nature desire to know.

Aristotle

Metaphysics

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Aristotle
Source
Metaphysics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Aristotle. τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά [Those after the physics]. c. 322 BC, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Metaphysics, translated by Hugh Lawson-Tancred. Penguin Classics, 1999, book alpha.