Aulus Gellius Quotes

Aulus Gellius was a Roman author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which he returned to Rome. He is famous for his Attic Nights, a commonplace book, or compilation of notes on grammar, philosophy, history, antiquarianism, and other subjects, preserving fragments of the works of many authors who might otherwise be unknown today. Wikipedia  

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Aulus Gellius Quotes

“Truth is the daughter of Time.”
Veritatem Temporis filiam esse dixit.

Noctes Atticae, XII, 11, 7.

“Another ancient poet, whose name I have forgotten, said that Truth is the daughter of Time.”

Noctes Atticae, XII, 11, 7.
Original: (la) Alius quidam veterum poetarum, cuius nomen mihi nunc memoriae non est, Veritatem Temporis filiam esse dixit.

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