You cannot conceive the many without the one.

ἄνευ γὰρ ἑνὸς πολλὰ δοξάσαι ἀδύνατον.

Plato

Parmenides

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Topic

Monism Philosophical theory

Author

Plato

Source

Parmenides

Medium

Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

340 BC 340s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Plato. Παρμενίδης [Parmenides]. 4th century BC.

Current Citation

Plato. Parmenides, translated by Andre Schuwer and Richard Rojcewicz. Indiana University Press, 1998.

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For our discussion is about no ordinary matter, but on the right way to conduct our lives.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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How to live Purpose of life
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

The die is cast.

Julius Caesar

Quoted in Lives of the Caesars, by Suetonius

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Topic
No turning back Decisions and choices
Speaker
Julius Caesar

Author

Suetonius
Source
Lives of the Caesars
Genre
Biography Historical literature
Language
Latin
Time
49 BC 40s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in De vita Caesarum [About the Life of the Caesars], by Suetonius. 121 AD.

Current Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in "Divus Julius." Lives of the Caesars, written by Suetonius, translated by Robert Graves. Penguin, 2007, sect. 32.

Another quote originally in Greek

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Jesus

Matthew 22:37-39

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Topic
Loving God
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 22:37-39).

Another quote of the following type Paradox

The more things change, the more they are the same.

Alphonse Karr

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Topic
Change

Author

Alphonse Karr
Source
Les Guepes
Medium
Magazine
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Karr, Alphonse. Les Guepes. Au Bureau du Figaro, c. 1849.