Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָ֣ר לְאֹובֵ֑ד וְ֝יַיִן לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃

Proverbs 31:6

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Alcohol as balm Getting drunk Wine Alcohol

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Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 31:6).

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Another quote about Alcohol

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink.

Isaiah 5:11

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Alcoholism Alcohol
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Isaiah The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 5:11).

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Be not wise in thine own eyes.

Proverbs 3:7

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Self-regard Egotism
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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 3:7).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.

Tertullian

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Martyrs The Church Christianity

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Tertullian
Source
Apologeticus
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
197 190s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Tertullian. Apologeticum [Apologeticus]. c. 197, ch. 50, sect. 13.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter.

Isaiah 53:7

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Innocent victims Innocence
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Isaiah The Bible
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Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 53:7).

Another quote of the following type Advice

Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.

Alasdair Gray

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How to live

Author

Alasdair Gray
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
2004 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Gray, Alasdair. Engraved in the Canongate Wall of the Scottish Parliament Building. Edinburgh, Scotland. 2004.