Epicurus

Both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom: the former in order that, as age comes over him, he may be young in good things because of the grace of what has been, and the latter in order that, while he is young, he may at the same time be old, because he has no fear of the things which are to come.

Greek Philosopher

Natan Sharansky

When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and the latter evil, we will not be able to advance the cause of peace because peace cannot be disconnected from freedom.

Russian Writer

Honore de Balzac

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life.

French Novelist

Julian Fellowes

There are some men who are frightened by strong women and some men who are nurtured by them and feel nervous, with weak clinging vines. And I am very much of the latter category.

English Actor

James Madison

All that seems indispensible in stating the account between the dead and the living, is to see that the debts against the latter do not exceed the advances made by the former.

American President

Mahatma Gandhi

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

Indian Leader

Jim Cramer

And, strangely, this one of the few things in life that the third, the latter, the buy with our eyes closed has actually done better than everybody else.

American Businessman

George Michael

Is my body a temple, or is my life a temple? I'm definitely in the latter category, and I think my life has been better since thinking that way.

British Musician

Jonathan Swift

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.

Irish Writer

Coco Chanel

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.

French Designer

Use 'latter' when comparing two items, persons, or ideas, specifically mentioning the second one.

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'Latter' points directly to the last item in a pair, not just any item listed second.

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'Latter' can replace a noun mentioned secondly to avoid repetition in a sentence.

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'Latter' suggests a position in time, typically closer to the present or end.

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In historical context, 'latter' indicates the more recent period being discussed.

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 that your reason finds to be true on earth, but the latter is still true. There are two distinct worlds of truth, one based on our reason and evidence, and one that is divine, and the state, political power, social law are in the realm of reason. Religious life is a different realm.

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 I showed you in the Mesozoic world especially in the latter part of the Mesozoic world those continents have drifted apart it doesn't take long five to ten million years before species in isolation will diverge on their own path evolution is a creative process that

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 he or she is trying to show you a world in miniature. But when a scientist is building a model, he or she is trying to show you the world in metaphor. He or she is trying to create a new way of seeing. The former is a scale shift. The latter is a perceptual shift.

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 would those future astronomers believe such ancient knowledge or would they believe in the black static empty universe that their own state-of-the-art observations reveal i suspect the latter which means that we are living through a remarkably

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 as the good guys, and them, the narcos, the carteles, as the bad guys, if you think about it, the latter are only providing a service to the former. Whether we like it or not, the U.S. is the largest market for illegal substances in the world,

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 believe such ancient knowledge? Or would they believe in the black, static empty universe that their own state-of-the-art observations reveal? I suspect the latter. Which means that we are living

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 life-threatening wounds but water monitors rarely bite humans the reaction to these latter day dinosaurs is typically thai

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