Time bears away all things, even our minds.

Omnia fert aetas, animum quoque.

Virgil

Eclogues

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Topic

Effects of time Time

Speaker

Moeris

Author

Virgil

Source

Eclogues

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

30 BC 30s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Virgil. Eclogae [Eclogues]. c. 30 BC, no. 9.

Current Citation

Virgil. "The Eclogues." The Eclogues and The Georgics, translated by C. Day Lewis. Oxford University Press, 2009, no. 9.

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Another quote about Time

Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Hector Berlioz

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Topic
Effects of time Time

Author

Hector Berlioz
Source
Letters of Hector Berlioz
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Irony
Language
French
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
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Citation

Berlioz, Hector. Personal letter. Nov. 1856.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Apostle Paul

Acts 17:28

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Topic
God and man
Speaker
Apostle Paul
Source
Book of Acts
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 17:28).

Another quote originally in Latin

Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a prime mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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Topic
Origin of the universe God Creation

Author

St. Thomas Aquinas
Source
Summa Theologica
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
1265 1260s 13th century
Era
Middle Ages
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Original Citation

Saint Thomas Aquinus. Summa Theologica. c. 1274, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Saint Thomas Aquinus. The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas, translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Provinc. Christian Classics, 1981, pt. 1.