Why should truth not be impress'd
Beneath the cover of a jest.

Quamquam ridentem dicere verum
Quid vetat?

Horace

Satires

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Topic

Jokes Humor

Author

Horace

Source

Satires

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

34 BC 30s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Romulus. Quoted in Saturae [Satires], written by Horace. c. 35 BC, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Romulus. Quoted in Satires and Epistles, written by Horace, translated by John Davie. Oxford University Press, 2011, bk. 1.

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Another quote by Horace

I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

Horace

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Topic
Immortality through art Artistic legacy Art Poetry

Author

Horace
Source
Odes (Horace)
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 3, no. 30.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk, 3, no. 30.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to love.

Virgil

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Topic
Power of love Love
Speaker
Gallus

Author

Virgil
Source
Eclogues
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
37 BC 30s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Virgil. Eclogae [Eclogues]. c. 30 BC, no. 10.

Current Citation

Virgil. "The Eclogues." The Eclogues and The Georgics, translated by C. Day Lewis. Oxford University Press, 2009, no. 10.

Another quote from Satires

The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things-bread and circuses!

Juvenal

Satires

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Decline of civilization Decadence

Author

Juvenal
Source
Satires
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
127 120s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 10.

Current Citation

Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 10.

Another quote originally in Latin

O happy race of mortals, if your hearts are ruled, as is the universe, by Love!

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Topic
Love

Author

Boethius
Source
The Consolation of Philosophy
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
523 520s 6th century
Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 8.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 8.