Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.

הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃

Proverbs 4:13

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Value of education Education Learning

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 4:13).

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Behold! human beings living in an underground den... Like ourselves... They see only their own shadows, or the shadows of one another, which the fire throws on the opposite wall of the cave.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Ignorance Education
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Socrates

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Plato
Source
Republic
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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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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
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Hebrew
Time
681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
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Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 53:7).

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And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.

Jesus

Matthew 21:22

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Prayer
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Jesus
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Gospel of Matthew The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
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Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 21:22).

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I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

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Randomness Timing The human condition
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Ecclesiastes The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
Hebrew
Time
931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 9:11).