Authors of the 2nd century

5 authors

• Epictetus45 quotes
• Plutarch27 quotes
• PPublius Cornelius Tacitus26 quotes
• MMarcus Aurelius1 quote
• MMartial Marcus Valerius1 quote

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• Thought and Reason

  A man that seeks truth and loves it must be reckoned precious to any human society.

  

  Epictetus

  PhilosopherGreek55 · 1st century

  4.0 · 16 votes · 63 reads

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• Society

  A Roman divorced from his wife, being highly blamed by his friends, who demanded, ''Was she not chaste? Was she not fair? Was she not fruitful?'' holding out his shoe, asked them whether it was not new and well made. ''Yet,'' added he, ''none of you can t

  

  Plutarch

  EssayistGreek46 · 1st century

  3.9 · 23 votes · 192 reads

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• Art and Culture

  Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.

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  Publius Cornelius Tacitus

  WriterRoman55 · 1st century

  3.3 · 21 votes · 87 reads

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• Feelings

  Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

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  Marcus Aurelius

  RoyaltyRoman121 · 2nd century

  4.3 · 6 votes · 102 reads

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• Feelings

  There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

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  Martial Marcus Valerius

  PoetRoman38 · 1st century

  3.3 · 8 votes · 185 reads

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