Everything that is hard to attain is easily assailed by the generality of men. Ptolemy There are no other quotes by this person in the Bon Mots database. Tetrabiblos There are no other quotes from this source in the Bon Mots database. Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Envy Author Ptolemy Source Tetrabiblos Genre Philosophical literature Language Greek Time 168 160s 2nd century Era Classical antiquity Occupation Mathematician Scientist Writer From Egypt Africa Authentication Score 2 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Citation Ptolemy, Claudius. Τετράβιβλος [Tetrabiblios]. c. 150, bk. 1. Citation text copied to clipboard.
Another quote from Classical antiquity 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
Another quote originally in Greek Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. Aristotle The Nicomachean Ethics Show More Info Buy the Nicomachean Ethics at Amazon Buy the Nicomachean Ethics at Amazon Read the Nicomachean Ethics at MIT's classics department website Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Value of friendship Friends Friendship Author Aristotle Source The Nicomachean Ethics Genre Philosophical literature Language Greek Time 322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC Era Classical antiquity Authentication Score 2 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Original Citation Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC. Original citation text copied to clipboard. Current Citation Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 8. Current citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info