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There is supposedly a quote, "No man was ever great without a touch of divine afflatus." -Cicero" This is supposedly from the work De Divinatione (see Afflatus). However, the translation of this: Negat enim sine furore Democritus quemquam poetam magnum esse posse, quod idem dicit Plato gives Democritus says that no one can be a great poet without being in a state of frenzy, and Plato says the same thing. I think the true quote is from De Natura Deorum Nemo igitur vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit which translates, No great man, then, has ever been without some divine inspiration.Tstrobaugh (talk) 15:29, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's been 50 years, but the first-cited quotation (about probability in the English rendition) seems not to be what has been translated. DMaclKnapp —Preceding undated comment added 13:47, 28 December 2010 (UTC).[reply]

The quote that starts "The consequence of which is that there are many things probable" has also been mistranslated. Or, rather, there seems to be a mix-up in which two entirely different passages are presented, one in English and the other in the original Latin. This article clearly needs attention from someone who remembers their Latin better than I do. Kevin Nelson (talk) 00:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, Kevin. The English is not a translation of the Latin passage given. Cynwolfe (talk) 02:58, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]