470s BC

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Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Topic

Self-knowledge Enemies

Author

Sun Tzu

Source

The Art of War

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Military treatise

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Chinese

Time

475 BC 470s BC 5th century BC

Authentication Score 0

Original Citation

Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.

A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.

Heraclitus

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all things

Speaker

Heraclitus

Medium

Presocratic fragment Fragment

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

475 BC 470s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B54.

Current Citation

Heraclitus. Fragments, translated by Brooks Haxton. Penguin Classics, 2003.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

Pindar

Nemean Odes

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Topic

Words vs. actions

Author

Pindar

Source

Nemean Odes

Medium

Poem

Language

Greek

Time

473 BC 470s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Pindar. Nemean Odes. c. 473 BC, Nemean 4.

Current Citation

Pindar. The Complete Odes, translated by Anthony Verity. Oxford University Press, 2008, Nemean IV.

If any man hopes to do a deed without God's knowledge, he errs.

Pindar

Olympian Odes

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Topic

God's omniscience

Author

Pindar

Source

Olympian Odes

Medium

Poem

Language

Greek

Time

476 BC 470s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Pindar. Olympian Odes. c. 464 BC.

Current Citation

Pindar. The Complete Odes, translated by Anthony Verity. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Do not crave immortal life, my soul, but use to the full the resources of what is possible.

Pindar

Pythian Odes

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Topic

Living within one's means The good life

Author

Pindar

Source

Pythian Odes

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

474 BC 470s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Pindar. Pythian Odes. c. 474, pythian 3.

Current Citation

Pindar. The Complete Odes, translated by Anthony Verity. Oxford University Press, 2008, pythian 3.