O what their joy and glory must be,
Those endless sabbaths the blessed ones see!

O quanta qualia sunt illa sabbata,
Quae semper celebrat superna curia.

Peter Abelard

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Topic

Heaven

Author

Peter Abelard

Source

O Quanta, Qualia Sunt Illa Sabbata

Medium

Hymn Song

Language

Latin

Time

1142 1140s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Theologian Philosopher

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Abelard, Pierre. O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be. Translated by John Mason Neale, 1854.

Current Citation

Abelard, Peter. O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be. Translated by John Mason Neale, 1854. Arranged by William H. Harris. Oxford UP, 2006.

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Topic
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Bernard of Chartres

Author

John of Salisbury
Language
Latin
Time
1159 1150s 12th century
Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Haste denies all acts their dignity.

Dante Alighieri

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Topic
Haste Taking one's time

Author

Dante Alighieri
Source
Purgatorio The Divine Comedy
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem Epic poem Religious literature
Language
Italian
Time
1321 1320s 14th century
Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Dante. Purgatorio. 1320. Canto III, line 11

Current Citation

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Cui bono?

Cicero

Pro Milone

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Topic
Incentives
Speaker
Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Question
Language
Latin
Time
52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. 52 BC, sect. 32.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Pro Milone [For Milo]." Translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford UP, 2009, sect. 32.