I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

Exegi monumentum aere perennius.

Horace

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Topic

Immortality through art Artistic legacy Art Poetry

Author

Horace

Source

Odes (Horace)

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Boast

Language

Latin

Time

23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 3, no. 30.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk, 3, no. 30.

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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!

Horace

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Living life to the fullest Living in the moment

Author

Horace
Source
Odes (Horace)
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Latin
Time
23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 1, no. 11.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, no. 11.

Another quote about Art

In a burning building...I would save a cat before a Rembrandt.

Alberto Giacometti

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Topic
Value of life Hypothetical situations Relative value Cats Art
Speaker
Alberto Giacometti
Genre
Biography
Language
Unclear
Time
20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Lord, James. Giacometti: A Biography. Macmillan, 1997, ch. 44.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Jesus

Matthew 6:33

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Seeking God Seeking Sermon on the Mount
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 6:33).

Another quote originally in Latin

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.

Tertullian

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Topic
Martyrs The Church Christianity

Author

Tertullian
Source
Apologeticus
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
197 190s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Tertullian. Apologeticum [Apologeticus]. c. 197, ch. 50, sect. 13.

Another quote of the following type Boast

I am not in the roll of common men.

William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 1

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Topic
Arrogance Self-assurance
Speaker
Glendower

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Henry IV, Part 1
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play)
Statement Type
Boast
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 1. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The First Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015act 3, sc. 1.