A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well.

Nunquam
autem recte faciet, qui cito credit.

Gaius Petronius

Satyricon

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Topic

Thinking for oneself Doubt and skepticism Credulity

Author

Gaius Petronius

Source

Satyricon

Medium

Novel

Language

Latin

Time

66 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Politician

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Original Citation

Petronius. Satyricon, Satyricon liber [The Book of Satyrlike Adventures]. c. 1st century AD, sect. 43.

Current Citation

Petronius. "The Satyricon." The Satyricon and The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius, translated by J. P. Sullivan. Penguin Classics, 1986, sect. 43.

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Citation

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Source
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Genre
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Time
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Current Citation

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