“When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.”
Flannery O’Connor (1925–1964) American novelist, short story writer
“When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done.”
Section 4, member 2, subsection 1.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part III
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“When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.”
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part II (1615), Book III, Ch. 54.
“When I am here, I do not fast on Saturday; when at Rome, I do fast on Saturday.”
Quando hic sum, non iuieno Sabbato; quando Romae sum, iuieno Sabbato.
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
Here, in Letter 36 "To Casulanus" (396 A.D.), Augustine is quoting Ambrose.
Origin of the phrase: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
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“When I am here I do not fast on Saturday; but when I am at Rome I do”
Ambrose (339–397) bishop of Milan; one of the four original doctors of the Church
Quoted in "Epistle to Casualanus", XXXVI, section 32, by St. Augustine; translation by J.G. Cunningham
Context: When I am here I do not fast on Saturday; but when I am at Rome I do: whatever church you may come to, conform to its custom, if you would avoid either receiving or giving offense.
“Resolved, always to do that, which I shall wish I had done when I see others do it.”
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian
No. 69.
Seventy Resolutions (1722-1723)
Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist
Letter to "Micheal" (16 February 1970), Micheal was a 10 year old boy who had inquired in a letter as to whether Fuller was a "doer" or a "thinker".
1970s
Context: The Things to do are: the things that need doing, that you see need to be done, and that no one else seems to see need to be done. Then you will conceive your own way of doing that which needs to be done — that no one else has told you to do or how to do it. This will bring out the real you that often gets buried inside a character that has acquired a superficial array of behaviors induced or imposed by others on the individual.
“When a thing's done, it's done, and if it's not done right, do it differently next time.”
Arthur Ransome book Swallowdale
Swallowdale (Chapter 8), 1931
Stanley A. McChrystal (1954) American general
Source: My Share Of The Task (2013), p. 394
Context: Self-discipline manifests itself in countless ways. In a leader I see it as doing those things that should be done, even when they are unpleasant, inconvenient, or dangerous; and refraining from those that shouldn't, even when they are pleasant, easy, or safe. That discipline that causes a young lieutenant to check soldier's feet for blisters or trench foot, will also carry him across a bullet-swept street to support a squad under pressure.
Jamaica Kincaid (1949) Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer
On the lack of dialogue in her works in “An Interview with Jamaica Kincaid” https://believermag.com/an-interview-with-jamaica-kincaid/ in The Believer (2003 Jul 1)