For he does not wish to appear the bravest, but to be the bravest.

οὐ γὰρ δοκεῖν ἄριστος, ἀλλ᾽ εἶναι θέλει,

Aeschylus

Seven Against Thebes

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Appearance vs. reality Character Virtue

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Scout

Author

Aeschylus

Source

Seven Against Thebes

Medium

Play

Genre

Greek tragedy Tragedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

467 BC 460s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Aeschylus. Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας [Seven Against Thebes]. c. 467 BC, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Aeschylus. "Seven Against Thebes." The Persians and Other Plays, edited and translated by Alan H. Sommerstein. Penguin Classics, 2010.

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All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe

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Appearance vs. reality Dreams

Author

Edgar Allan Poe
Source
A Dream within a Dream The Flag of Our Union
Medium
Poem Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Poe, Edgar Allan. "A Dream Within a Dream." The Flag of Our Union, 31 March 1849, I. 10.

Current Citation

Poe, Edgar Allan. "A Dream Within a Dream." Edgar Allen Poe: Poetry and Tales, edited by Patrick Quinn. Library of America, 1984, l. 10.

Another quote from the 5th century BC

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

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Patience Persistence One step at a time

Author

Lao Tzu
Source
Tao Te Ching
Genre
Philosophical literature Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Chinese
Time
400 BC 400s BC 5th century BC
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Original Citation

Laozi [Lao Tzu]. 道德經 [Tao Te Ching]. c. 400 BC, ch. 64.

Current Citation

Laozi [Lao Tzu]. "The Natural Way of Lao Tzu." A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy, translated by Wing-Tsit Chan. Princeton University Press, 1969, ch. 64.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

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Randomness Timing The human condition
Source
Ecclesiastes The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
Hebrew
Time
931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 9:11).

Another quote originally in Greek

Eureka!

Archimedes

Quoted in De Architectura, by Vitruvius

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Topic
Discovery
Speaker
Archimedes

Author

Vitruvius
Source
De Architectura
Language
Greek
Time
212 BC 210s BC 3rd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Archimedes. Stated this after stepping into a bath and noticed that the water level rose. c. 212 BC.

Current Citation

Archimedes. Quoted in Vitruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius, translated by Morris Hicky Morgan. Dover Publications, 1960.