Fortune assists the brave.

Fortis fortuna adiuvat.

Terence

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Topic

Taking risks Courage Fortune

Author

Terence

Source

Phormio

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

Latin

Time

161 BC 160s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

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Citation

Terence. Phormio. 161 BC, Ludi Romani, Rome, Italy.

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I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden

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Topic
Following your dreams Taking risks Courage Success

Author

Henry David Thoreau
Source
Conclusion Walden
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1854 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

Current Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 6:20

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Topic
Parents and children
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: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 6:20).

Another quote originally in Latin

Carthage must be destroyed.

Cato the Elder

Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Topic
War
Speaker
Cato the Elder

Author

Plutarch
Source
Plutarch's Lives
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Declaration
Language
Latin
Time
149 BC 140s BC 2nd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Cato the Elder. Speech within the Roman Senate prior to the Third Punic War. c. 149 BC, Rome, Italy.