I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. Publilius Syrus Sententiae Buy a book containing the Sententiae at Amazon Buy a book containing the Sententiae at Amazon Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Silence is golden Staying quiet Tact and discretion Author Publilius Syrus Source Sententiae Medium Epigram Language Latin Time 43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC Era Classical antiquity Occupation Writer From Turkey Europe Authentication Score 3 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Citation Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC. Citation text copied to clipboard.
Another quote from Classical antiquity If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight. Herodotus Show More Info Buy The Histories at Amazon Buy The Histories at Amazon Read The Histories at uchicago.edu Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Battle of Thermopylae Courage War Speaker Dieneces of Sparta Author Herodotus Source Histories Genre Historical literature Language Greek Time 430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC Era Classical antiquity Authentication Score 2 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Original Citation Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 7, sect. 226. Original citation text copied to clipboard. Current Citation Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 7, sect. 226. Current citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info
Another quote originally in Latin Cui bono? Cicero Pro Milone Show More Info Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Incentives Speaker Cicero Source Pro Milone Medium Speech Genre Political speech Statement Type Question Language Latin Time 52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC Era Classical antiquity Authentication Score 2 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Original Citation Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 32. Original citation text copied to clipboard. Current Citation Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 32. Current citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info