When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life.

Gladiator

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Topic

Looking back Purpose of life Meaning of life

Speaker

Marcus Aurelius

Actor

Richard Harris

Source

Gladiator

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

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Another quote by Marcus Aurelius

Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity.

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

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Topic
Eternity Time

Author

Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations
Medium
Personal journal
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
180 180s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 6.

Current Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 6.

Another quote about Purpose of life

Consider your origin;
you were not born to live like brutes,
but to follow virtue and knowledge.

Dante Alighieri

Inferno

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Topic
Purpose of life Virtue

Author

Dante Alighieri
Source
Inferno 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

Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno [Hell]." La Comedia di Dante Alleghieri [The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri]. Foligno: Johann Numeister and Evangelista Angelini da Trevi, 1472.

Current Citation

Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno." The Divine Comedy, edited by David H. Higgins, translated by C. H. Sisson. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote from the following genre Drama

Always do the right thing.

Do the Right Thing

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Doing the right thing
Speaker
Da Mayor
Actor
Ossie Davis
Source
Do the Right Thing
Medium
Film
Genre
Comedy drama (film) Drama (film) Comedy drama Drama
Statement Type
Orders and comments
Language
English
Time
1989 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Do the Right Thing. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks, 1989.