Classical antiquity

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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Jesus

Matthew 24:14

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The Gospel Evangelism End times

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 24:14).

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Colossians 3:18-19

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Topic

Gender roles Marriage Men and women

Source

Colossians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Colossians 3:18-19).

Whom they have injured they also hate.

Seneca the Younger

On Anger

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Hate

Author

Seneca the Younger

Source

On Anger

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

Latin

Time

45 40s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Seneca the Younger. De Ira [On Anger]. c. 45 AD, bk. 2.

Current Citation

Seneca the Younger. "Anger." Anger, Mercy, Revenge, translated by Robert A. Kaster and Martha C. Nussbaum. University of Chicago Press, 2010, bk. 2.

Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.

Menander

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Marriage

Author

Menander

Medium

Fragment

Language

Greek

Time

290 BC 290s BC 3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Menander. Unidentified fragment 651. c. 300 BC.

Lovers' quarrels are the renewal of love.

Terence

The Girl from Andros

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Topic

Reconciliation Relationship challenges Love

Speaker

Chremes

Author

Terence

Source

The Girl from Andros

Medium

Play

Language

Latin

Time

166 BC 160s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Terence. Andria [The Woman from Andros]. 166 BC, Rome, Italy.

Current Citation

Terence. Andria, edited by Sander M. Goldberg. Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

Pindar

Nemean Odes

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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.

Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

Saul

1st Samuel 26:21

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Topic

Mistakes

Speaker

Saul

Source

1st Samuel The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

722 BC 720s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Samuel 26: 21).

Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Apostle Paul

Philippians 3:13-14

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Eyes on the prize Goals Focus

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Philippians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Philippians 3:13-14).

In a short while the generations of living creatures are changed, and like runners relay the torch of life.

Lucretius

On the Nature of Things

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Topic

Circle of life Life and death Change

Author

Lucretius

Source

On the Nature of Things

Medium

Poem

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

50 BC 50s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Carus, Titus Lucretius. De Rerum Natura [On the Nature of Things]. c. 55 BC, bk. 2, l. 75.

Current Citation

Carus, Titus Lucretius. The Nature of Things, translated by Alicia Stallings. Penguin Classics, 2007, bk. 2, l. 75.

Behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.

Revelation 6:8

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Topic

The Grim Reaper Death

Source

Revelation The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Vision

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Revelation 6:8).

It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.”

Jesus

Matthew 15:11

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Topic

Bodily purity Words

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 15:11).

I consider false words to be the foulest sickness.

Aeschylus

Prometheus Bound

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Topic

Lies

Speaker

Prometheus

Author

Aeschylus

Source

Prometheus Bound

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragic play Greek theater

Language

Greek

Time

5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Aeschylus. Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης [Promethus Bound]. c. 430 BC.

Current Citation

Aeschylus. Promethus Bound. Dover Publications, 1996.

Thrice blessed (and more) are they whom an unbroken bond holds and whose love, never strained by nasty quarrels, will not slip until their dying day.

Horace

Odes

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Love Hashtag blessed Relationships

Author

Horace

Source

Odes

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 1, no. 13.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, no. 13.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Silence is golden Staying quiet Tact and discretion

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

God

1st Samuel 16:7

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Topic

God and man Appearance vs. reality

Speaker

God

Source

1st Samuel The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

722 BC 720s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (1st Samuel 16:7).

Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

God

Jeremiah 31:31

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Topic

God's covenant The Jewish people

Speaker

God

Source

Jeremiah The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Jeremiah 31:31).

So do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?"

Jesus

Matthew 6:31

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Topic

Worry Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question Advice

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Matthew 6:31).

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Judges 17:6

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Rule of law Anarchy

Source

Judges The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1385 BC 1380s BC 14th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Judges 17:6).

I put together and collect things which I will soon be able to draw upon.

Horace

Epistles

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Topic

Experiences

Author

Horace

Source

Epistles

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

20 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Horace. Epistularum liber primus [First Book of Letters]. 20 BC, bk. 1, epistle 1.

Current Citation

Horace. "Epistles." Satires and Epistles, translated by John Davie. Oxford University Press, 2011, bk. 1, epistle 1.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Hesiod

Works and Days

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Topic

Timing

Author

Hesiod

Source

Works and Days

Medium

Poem

Genre

Didactic poem

Language

Greek

Time

700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Hesiod. Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι [Works and Days]. c. 700 BC, l. 694.

Current Citation

Hesiod. "Works and Days." Theogony and Works and Days, translated by M. L. West. Oxford University Press, 2009, l. 694.