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“Hear, and understand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”
Jesus (6 BC–33) said by 33 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dixi et nunc et saepe alias, p[atres]. c[onscripti]., bonum et salutarem principem, quem vos tanta et tam libera potestate instruxistis, senatui servire debere et universis civibus saepe et plerumque etiam singulis; neque id dixisse me paenitet, et bono et aequos et faventes vos habui dominos et adhuc habeo.”
Tiberius (42 BC–37) said by 37 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Who will not really fear you, Jehovah, and glorify your name, because you alone are loyal?”
John the Evangelist (10–98) said by 98 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Adeo facilius est multa facere quam diu.”
Quintilian (35–96) said by 96 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pecunia non olet.”
Vespasian (9–79) said by 79 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: Vespasiano (pt)
“Mummius tam rudis fuit, ut capta Corintho cum maximorum artificum perfectas manibus tabulas ac statuas in Italiam portandas locaret, iuberet praedici conducentibus, si eas perdidissent, novas eos reddituros.”
Velleius Paterculus (19 BC–31) said by 31 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And so Ananias went forth and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on your way has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Ananias of Damascus (100–60) said by 60 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“富は賢いものにとっては奴隷、愚者にとっては主人である。”
大セネカ (54 BC–39) said by 39 at the latest wikiquote:ja, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being good is the same as being a philosopher. If you obey your father, you will follow the will of a man; if you choose the philosopher's life, the will of God. It is plain, therefore, that your duty lies in the pursuit of philosophy.”
Gaius Musonius Rufus (25–95) said by 95 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fragment 16 "What is the best provision for old age," in Moral Exhortation (1986), p. 32
“Quædam iura non scripta, sed omnibus scriptis certiora sunt.”
Seneca the Elder (54 BC–39) said by 39 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Book I, Chapter I; slightly modified translation from Norman T. Pratt Seneca's Drama (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1983) p. 140
“Qualis artifex pereo.”
Nero (37–68) said by 68 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Nero" (2003) by Edward Champlin, p. 51
Also quoted by: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (la), Suetonius
“Once at supper, reflecting that he had done nothing for any that day, he broke out into that memorable and justly-admired saying, "My friends, I have lost a day." (Diem perdidi)”
Titus (39–81) said by 81 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Suetonius, Life of Titus, sec. 8 (tr. A. Thomson and T. Forester, 1911)
“As the Lord my God lives, if I beget either male or female, I will bring it as a gift to the Lord my God; and it shall minister to Him in holy things all the days of its life.”
Saint Anne (55 BC–12) said by 12 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”
Saint Peter (1 BC–65) said by 65 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“許されたことは楽しくない。許されていないことはいっそう熱心に追い求められる。”
オウィディウス (43 BC–17) said by 17 at the latest wikiquote:ja, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ειτα ταυτα και τα τοιαυτα κεκτημένοι των σκηνιδίων ημων επιθυμειτε.”
Caratacus (15–54) said by 54 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cassius Dio Roman History Bk. LXI, ch. 33, sect. 3c; translation from John Creighton Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain (Cambridge: CUP, 2000) p. 92.
“Make the study of the Torah your chief occupation; speak little, but accomplish much; and receive every man with a friendly countenance.”
Shammai (48 BC–30) said by 30 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nec te quaesiveris extra.”
Persius (34–62) said by 62 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.”
Pliny the Elder (20–79) said by 79 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cum tot in hac anima populorum vita salusque pendeat et tantus caput hoc sibi fecerit orbis, saevitia est voluisse mori.”
Lucan (39–65) said by 65 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”
Saint Stephen (1–36) said by 36 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Utinam populus Romanus unam cervicem haberet!”
Caligula (12–41) said by 41 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Suetonius, Life of Gaius Caligula, sec. 30, as translated in Charlotte Mary Yonge, Landmarks of History. Ancient History: From the Earliest Times to the Mahometan Conquest (London: John and Charles Mozley, 1852) ch. …
“Est deus in nobis; agitante calescimus illo: impetus hic sacrae semina mentis habet.”
Ovid (43 BC–17) said by 17 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source