The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

Ὁ βίος βραχὺς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρὴ

Hippocrates

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Topic

Mastery Learning Personal development

Author

Hippocrates

Source

Aphorisms

Language

Greek

Time

410 BC 410s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Physician

From

Greece Europe

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Original Citation

Hippocrates. Aphorisms. c. 370 BC, sect. 1, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Hippocrates. The Aphorisms. Classics of Medicine Library, 1982, sect. 1, pt. 1.

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Another quote from the 5th century BC

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

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Topic
Stillness Meditation God
Source
Psalms The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 46:10).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Democracy Politics
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

Another quote originally in Greek

Eureka!

Archimedes

Quoted in De Architectura, by Vitruvius

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Topic
Discovery
Speaker
Archimedes

Author

Vitruvius
Source
De Architectura
Language
Greek
Time
212 BC 210s BC 3rd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Archimedes. Stated this after stepping into a bath and noticed that the water level rose. c. 212 BC.

Current Citation

Archimedes. Quoted in Vitruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius, translated by Morris Hicky Morgan. Dover Publications, 1960.