Plenty has made me poor.

Inopem me copia fecit.

Ovid

Metamorphoses

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Topic

Downsides of wealth

Author

Ovid

Source

Metamorphoses

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

8 0s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Ovid. Metamorphōsēs [Metamorphoses]. c. 8 CE, bk. 3, l. 466.

Current Citation

Ovid. Metamorphoses, translated by David Raeburn. Penguin Classics, 2004, bk. 3, l. 466.

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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

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Topic
Existence of God God

Author

Ovid
Source
Ars Amatoria
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
2 0s 1st century
Era
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Current Citation

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The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.

Plutarch

Moralia

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Topic
The mind Education Learning

Author

Plutarch
Source
Of Listening Moralia
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
2nd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Plutarch. "Περὶ τοῦ ἀκούειν [On Hearing]." Ἠθικά Ethika [Moralia]. c. 100 AD.

Current Citation

Plutarch. "On Listening." Essays. Penguin Classics, 1993.

Another quote originally in Latin

There cannot be salvation for any, except in the Church.

St. Cyprian

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Topic
Catholic church Salvation Christianity

Author

St. Cyprian
Medium
Letter
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
256 250s 3rd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Saint Cyprian. Letter to Jubaianus. c. 256, sect. 21.