Nothing in excess.

μηδὲν ἄγαν

Inscription at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi

Inscription at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi

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Topic

Moderation Excess Self-control

Medium

Inscription

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Terence. Andria [The Woman from Andros]. 166 BC, Rome, Italy.

Current Citation

Terence. Andria, edited by Sander M. Goldberg. Cambridge University Press, 2023.

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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

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Topic
Prayer Seeking God Seeking Sermon on the Mount
Speaker
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:7).

Another quote originally in Greek

For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse?

Plato

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Topic
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Speaker
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Author

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Source
Phaedrus
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
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William Shakespeare

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Topic
Being true to oneself Authenticity Personal integrity
Speaker
Lord Polonius

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 4.