Religious literature

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Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.

1st Peter 2:11

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Lust

Source

1st Peter The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

65 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Peter 2:11).

The end justifies the means.

Hermann Busenbaum

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End justifies the means Justifications and rationales Moral relativism Moral theory Morality

Author

Hermann Busenbaum

Source

Medulla Theologiae Moralis

Genre

Religious literature Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

1650 1650s 17th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Busenbaum, Hermann. Medulla Theologiae Moralis. 1650.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Proverbs 9:10

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Topic

Fear of God Wisdom

Source

Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 9:10).

Man is one name belonging to every nation upon earth. In them all is one soul though many tongues. Every country has its own language; yet the subjects of which the untutored soul speaks are the same everywhere.

Tertullian

On the Testimony of the Soul

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all people Language

Author

Tertullian

Source

On the Testimony of the Soul

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Latin

Time

198 190s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Tertullian. De Testimonio Animae [The Testimony of the Soul]. c. 198, ch. 6.

No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor.

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 10:24

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Topic

Selflessness Loving others

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

1st Corinthians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

55 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. The Lockman Foundation, 1971. (1st Corinthians 10:24).

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.

C.S. Lewis

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Author

C.S. Lewis

Source

One Man Brains Trust

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lewis, C. S. "Answers to Questions on Christianity." God in the Dock. Eerdmans, 1970, pt. 1, ch. 4, q. 1. Originally presented as the speech, "One Man Brains Trust" 18 Apr. 1944, Head Office of Electric and Musical Industries Ltd., Hayes, England, UK, q. 1.

If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another man should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself.

Pali Tipitaka

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Topic

Self-mastery Personal growth

Source

Pali Tipitaka

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Sanskrit

Time

100 BC 100s BC 2nd century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Pali Tipitaka. c. 100 BC, Khuddaka Nikaya, Dhammapada v. 103.

Current Citation

Meghaprasara, Matthew. New Guide to the Tipitaka. Sangha of Books, 2013, Dhammapada v. 103.

For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land.

Deuteronomy 8:7

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Israel

Source

Deuteronomy The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Deuteronomy 8:7).

Faith without works is dead.

James 2:26

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Faith vs. works Good works Faith

Source

James The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

49 40s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (James 2:26).

God is love.

1st John 4:8

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Topic

Nature of God God's love God

Source

1st John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

95 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 4:8).

There is no road or ready way to vertue.

Sir Thomas Browne

Religio Medici

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Topic

Formation of character

Author

Sir Thomas Browne

Source

Religio Medici

Genre

Autobiography and memoir Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1643 1640s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Browne, Thomas, Sir. Religio Medici. London, 1643, pt. 1, sec. 55.

Current Citation

Browne, Thomas, Sir. "Religio Medici (1643)." Thomas Browne: Selected Writings, edited by Kevin Killeen. Oxford University Press, 2018, pt. 1, sect. 55.

He is a liar, and the father of it.

Jesus

John 8:44

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Topic

The devil Lies

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 8:44).

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

Alan Watts

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Topic

Nature of life Life Permanence Impermanence

Author

Alan Watts

Source

Play to Live

Genre

Religious literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Watts, Alan. Play to Live: Selected Seminars. And Books, 1982.

The person who is searching for his own happiness should pull out the dart that he has stuck in himself, the arrow-head of grieving, of desiring, of despair.

Pali Tipitaka

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Topic

Attachment (Buddhism) Seeking Personal liberation

Source

Pali Tipitaka

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Sanskrit

Time

100 BC 100s BC 2nd century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Pali Tipitaka. c. 100 BC, Khuddaka Nikaya, Sutta-Nipata v. 592

Current Citation

Meghaprasara, Matthew. New Guide to the Tipitaka. Sangha of Books, 2013, Khuddaka Nikaya, Sutta-Nipata, v. 592.

By love serve one another.

Apostle Paul

Galatians 5:13

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Topic

Loving others

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Galatians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

50 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Galatians 5:13).

And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.

Genesis 7:12

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Rain Noah's flood

Source

Genesis The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Genesis 7:12).

For who hath known the mind of the Lord?

Apostle Paul

Romans 11:34

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Topic

Understanding God

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Romans The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

56 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 11:34).

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth.

Revelation 21:1

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New creation End times

Source

Revelation The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

96 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Revelation 21:1).

Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder.

The Book of Common Prayer

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Marriage

Source

Solemnization of Matrimony The Book of Common Prayer

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Book of Common Prayer (American). Episcopal Church, 1928.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.

Proverbs 12:4

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Women Men and women Patriarchy

Source

Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 12:4).