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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

Martial

Epigrams

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Character flaws Suspicion Forthrightness

Author

Martial

Source

Epigrams

Medium

Epigram

Language

Latin

Time

103 100s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Martial. Epigrammata [Epigrams]. c. 102 AD, bk. 3, no. 42.

Current Citation

Martial. Epigrams, translated by Gideon Nisbet. Oxford University Press, 2015, bk. 3, no. 42.

Thy sins be forgiven thee.

Jesus

Mark 2:5

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Forgiveness of sins

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Mark The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Mark 2:5).

I was shipwrecked before I got on board.

Seneca the Younger

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The human condition

Author

Seneca the Younger

Source

Epistles (Seneca the Younger)

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

65 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Seneca the Younger. Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium [Moral Letters to Lucilius]. c. 65 AD.

Current Citation

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Letters on Ethics, translated by Margaret Graver and A. A. Long. University of Chicago Press, 2017.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

1st Timothy 6:7

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Can't take it with you The human condition

Source

1st Timothy The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

64 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Timothy 6:7).

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."

Jesus

Matthew 19:14

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Jesus and children Children Kingdom of God

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 19:14).

A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent.

Seneca the Younger

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Overcoming adversity Adversity Preparation Skill

Author

Seneca the Younger

Source

Epistles (Seneca the Younger)

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

65 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Seneca the Younger. Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium [Moral Letters to Lucilius]. c. 65 AD.

Current Citation

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Letters on Ethics, translated by Margaret Graver and A. A. Long. University of Chicago Press, 2017.

There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

Jesus

Luke 15:7

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Repentance

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Luke The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

61 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 15:7).

Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

Jesus

Mark 14:30

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Betrayal

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Mark The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Mark 14:30).

We love him, because he first loved us.

1st John 4:19

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Loving God God's love

Source

1st John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

95 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 4:19).

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?

Jesus

Matthew 16:26

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The soul Power Wealth

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 16:26).

It is part of human nature to hate the man you have hurt.

Tacitus

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Hurting others Hate Human nature

Author

Tacitus

Source

Agricola

Genre

Biography

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Latin

Time

56 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Tacitus. Agricola. c. 98.

Current Citation

Tacitus. "Agricola." Agricola and Germany, translated by Anthony Birley. Oxford University Press, 2009.

All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.

Juvenal

Satires

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Hard work Sacrifice Learning Education

Author

Juvenal

Source

Satires

Medium

Poem

Genre

Satire

Language

Latin

Time

100 100s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 0

Original Citation

Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 7.

Current Citation

Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 7.

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Hebrews 13:2

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Topic

Guests and visitors Hospitality

Source

Hebrews The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

69 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Hebrews 13:2).

The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Jesus

Matthew 20:28

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Jesus The crucifixion

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 20:28).

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

1st John 4:15

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Faith

Source

1st John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

95 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 4:15).

All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.

Jesus

Matthew 25:32

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Judgment Day

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 25:32).

If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move.

Jesus

Matthew 17:20

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Faith

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Matthew 17:20).

Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.

Jesus

Matthew 26:39

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Dread Resignation Obedience

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 26:39).

The best ideas are common property.

Seneca the Younger

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Ideas Intellectual property

Author

Seneca the Younger

Source

Epistles (Seneca the Younger)

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

65 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Seneca the Younger. Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium [Moral Letters to Lucilius]. c. 65 AD.

Current Citation

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Letters on Ethics, translated by Margaret Graver and A. A. Long. University of Chicago Press, 2017.

A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.

Martial

Epigrams

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Citizens of the world Rootedness Place

Author

Martial

Source

Epigrams

Medium

Epigram

Language

Latin

Time

103 100s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Martial. Epigrammata [Epigrams]. c. 102 AD, bk. 7, no. 73.

Current Citation

Martial. Epigrams, translated by Gideon Nisbet. Oxford University Press, 2015, bk. 7, no. 73.