No man is wise enough by himself.

At nemo solus satis sapit.

Plautus

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Topic

Man as social animal Wisdom

Speaker

Periplectomenus

Author

Plautus

Source

The Braggart Soldier

Medium

Play

Language

Latin

Time

184 BC 180s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

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Italy Europe Roman Republic

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Citation

Plautus, Titus Maccius. Miles Gloriosus [The Swaggering Soldier]. c. 206 BC.

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Another quote about Wisdom

Old to grow, but ever learning.

Solon

Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Topic
Learning Wisdom Aging Old age
Speaker
Solon

Author

Plutarch
Source
Solon Plutarch's Lives
Genre
Historical literature
Language
Greek
Time
119 110s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

Plutarch. Βίοι Παράλληλοι [Parallel Lives]. Rome, 1470.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Jesus

Matthew 7:12

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Topic
Golden rule Reciprocity Sermon on the Mount
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
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:12).

Another quote originally in Latin

Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. All this is suggested by the systematic procession of events and the harmony of the whole Universe, if we only face the facts, as they say, "with both eyes open."

Nicolaus Copernicus

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

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Topic
Scientific progress

Author

Nicolaus Copernicus
Source
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
Latin
Time
1543 1540s 16th century
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Original Citation

Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium [On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres]. Nuremburg: Johannes Petreius, 1543, bk. 1, ch. 9.

Current Citation

Copernicus, Nicolaus. On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres. Prometheus, 1995, bk. 1, ch. 9.