No one ever suddenly became depraved.

Nemo repente fuit turpissimus.

Juvenal

Satires

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Depravity Moral theory Morality Character

Author

Juvenal

Source

Satires

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

127 120s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 2.

Current Citation

Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 2.

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I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.

John Milton

Areopagitica

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Tests of character Virtue Character

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John Milton
Source
Areopagitica
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1644 1640s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Milton, John. Areopagitca; a speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England. London, 1644.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "Areopagitica." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

A liar should have a good memory.

Quintilian

Institutio Oratoria

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Consequences of lying Liars

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Quintilian
Source
Institutio Oratoria
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
95 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Quintilian. Institutio Oratoria [Institutes of Oratory]. c. 95 AD, bk. 4, ch. 1, sect. 91.

Another quote originally in Latin

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

St. Cyprian

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Catholic church Salvation Christianity

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

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