Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

הֹ֣וי הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לָרַ֛ע טֹ֖וב וְלַטֹּ֣וב רָ֑ע שָׂמִ֨ים חֹ֤שֶׁךְ לְאֹור֙ וְאֹ֣ור לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ שָׂמִ֥ים מַ֛ר לְמָתֹ֖וק וּמָתֹ֥וק לְמָֽר׃ ס

Isaiah 5:20

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Good and evil Moral confusion Morality

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Isaiah The Bible

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Religious literature

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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 5:20).

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Censorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 4, ch. 7.

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Another quote from the 7th century BC

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:1

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The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 10:1).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Give me but one firm spot on which to stand and I will move the earth.

Archimedes

Quoted in History of the World, by Diodorus Siculus

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Laws of physics Physics
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Archimedes

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Diodorus Siculus
Source
History of the World
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Greek
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Archimedes. Quoted in History of the World, written by Diodorus Siculus. c. 20 BC.

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Archimedes. Quoted in Diodorus Siculus: Library of History, Volume IX, Books 18-19.65. Harvard University Press, 1947.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

God

Numbers 6:24-26

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God
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Numbers The Bible
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1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Numbers 6:24-26).