Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

English translation: "Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault."

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Topic

Sin

Source

The Roman Missal

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Latin

Time

1570 1570s 16th century

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Original Citation

Missale Romanum [The Roman Missal]. Milan, c. 1474.

Current Citation

Roman Missal. Catholic Book Publishing, 2011.

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Another quote about Sin

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens

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Topic
Perverse incentives Sin Mercy
Speaker
First Senator

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Timon of Athens
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 5.

Another quote originally in Latin

The social progress, order, security and peace of each country are necessarily connected with the social progress, order, security and peace of all other countries.

Pope John XXIII

Pacem in Terris

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Topic
Interconnectedness of all people International politics

Author

Pope John XXIII
Source
Pacem in Terris
Medium
Letter
Genre
Papal encyclical Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Pope John XXIII. "Pacem in Terris [Peace on Earth]." Litterae Encyclicae [Encyclical Letter]. 11 Apr. 1963, pt. 4.