It is a bad plan that admits of no modification. Malum est consilium quod mutari non potest. 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 Adaptability Flexibility 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 The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things-bread and circuses! Juvenal Satires Show More Info Buy the Satires at Amazon Buy the Satires 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 Decline of civilization Decadence Author Juvenal Source Satires Medium Poem Language Latin Time 127 120s 2nd century Era Classical antiquity Authentication Score 2 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Original Citation Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 10. Original citation text copied to clipboard. Current Citation Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 10. Current citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info