The thing which is the most outstanding and chiefly to be desired by all healthy and good and well-off persons, is leisure with honor.

Id quod est praestantissimum maximeque optabile omnibus sanis et bonis et beatis, cum dignitate otium.

Cicero

Pro Sestio

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Topic

Leisure Honor

Author

Cicero

Source

Pro Sestio

Medium

Speech

Language

Latin

Time

56 BC 50s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Republic

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Sestio [In Defense of Publius Sestio]. c. 56 BC, Rome, Italy.

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Another quote by Cicero

Cui bono?

Cicero

Pro Milone

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Topic
Incentives
Speaker
Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Question
Language
Latin
Time
52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 32.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 32.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Revelation 2:10

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Topic
Faith
Source
Revelation The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
96 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Revelation 2:10).

Another quote originally in Latin

All we know is still infinitely less than all that still remains unknown.

William Harvey

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Topic
The unknown Limits of knowledge

Author

William Harvey
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
Latin
Time
1628 1620s 17th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Harvey, William. "Dedication to Dr. Argent and Other Learned Physicians." Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus [An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Living Beings]. Frankfurt: William Fitzer, 1628.