With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.

Homini plurima ex homine sunt mala.

Pliny the Elder

Naturalis Historia

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Adversity

Author

Pliny the Elder

Source

Naturalis Historia

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

Latin

Time

77 70s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Pliny the Elder. Historia Naturalis [Natural History]. 77 AD, bk. 7.

Current Citation

Pliny the Elder. Natural History: A Selection, translated by John F. Healy. Penguin Classics, 1991, bk. 7.

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The way to bliss lies not on beds of down,
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Francis Quarles
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Time
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Quarles, Francis. Hadassa; or the History of Queene Ester. London: Richard Moore, 1621, sec. 9, meditation 9.

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He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

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Matthew 5:45

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The human condition Sermon on the Mount
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Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 5:45).

Another quote originally in Latin

Ancient times were the youth of the world.

Francis Bacon

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The ancient world Youth The past

Author

Francis Bacon
Source
The Advancement of Learning
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1605 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.