Sic transit gloria mundi.

Thus passes the glory of the world.

Spoken during the coronation of a new Pope while flax is burned to represent the transience of earthly glory.

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Topic

Impermanence Mortality Vanitas The human condition

Language

Latin

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Citation

Papal coronation ceremonies from c. 1409-1963, https://aleteia.org/2019/03/02/sic-transit-gloria-mundi-was-once-a-common-warning-to-new-popes/

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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Topic
Human nature Being oneself Authenticity The human condition

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Genre
Political literature
Language
French
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote originally in Latin

In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.

Erasmus

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Topic
Relativism

Author

Erasmus
Source
Adagia
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
1536 1530s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Erasmus. Collectanea Adagiorum. Paris: Enguilbert de Marnef, 1500.

Current Citation

Erasmus. The Adages of Erasmus, edited by William Barker, translated by Margaret Mann Phillips. University of Toronto Press, 2001.