Do your duty, and leave the outcome to the Gods.

Faites votre devoir et laissez faire aux dieux.

Pierre Corneille

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Topic

Doing one's job Duty God and man Fate

Speaker

Old Horace

Author

Pierre Corneille

Source

Horace

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Advice

Language

French

Time

1640 1640s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Corneille, Pierre. Horace. Mar. 1640, Théâtre du Marais, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 8.

Current Citation

Corneille, Pierre. "Horace." Chief Plays of Corneille, translated by Lacy Lockert. Princeton University Press, 2015, act 2, sc. 8.

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Another quote about God and man

The only freedom the gods grant us
Is this: to submit
Of our own free will to their sovereignty
We should do just that,
Since only in the illusion of freedom
Does freedom exist.

Fernando Pessoa

More information about this quote
Topic
God and man Fate vs. free will Free will

Author

Fernando Pessoa
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Portuguese
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Pessoa, Fernando (published as Ricardo Reis). "So esta liberdade nos concedem [The only freedom the gods grant us]." Odes. Edições Ática, 1952.

Another quote originally in French

Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Topic
Freedom Liberation The human condition

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
The Social Contract
Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
French
Time
1762 1760s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Stay hungry, stay foolish.

Steve Jobs

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Topic
Following your heart Curiosity Exploration
Speaker
Steve Jobs
Source
2005 Stanford commencement address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Commencement address
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Brand, Stewart. "Whole Earth Epilog." Whole Earth Catalog, Oct. 1974.