But meanwhile it is flying, irretrievable time is flying.

Sed fugit interea, fugit inreparabile tempus.

Virgil

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Topic

Relentlessness of time Passage of time Time

Author

Virgil

Source

Georgics

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

29 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Virgil. Georgica [Georgics]. c. 29 BCE, bk. 3.

Current Citation

Virgil. "The Georgics." The Eclogues and The Georgics, translated by C. Day Lewis. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 3.

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The whirligig of time brings in his revenges.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

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Topic
Passage of time Time Comeuppance
Speaker
Clown

Author

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Source
Twelfth Night
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1602 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 1.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:22

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Topic
Marriage
Source
Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 18:22).

Another quote originally in Latin

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Julius Caesar

Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Victory Domination
Speaker
Julius Caesar

Author

Plutarch
Source
Julius Caesar Plutarch's Lives
Genre
Biography Historical literature
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
46 BC 40s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in "Julius Caesar." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. c. 2nd century BC, ch. 50, sect. 2.

Current Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in "Julius Caesar." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 50, sect. 2.