One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

דֹּ֤ור הֹלֵךְ֙ וְדֹ֣ור בָּ֔א וְהָאָ֖רֶץ לְעֹולָ֥ם עֹמָֽדֶת׃

Ecclesiastes 1:4

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Ephemeral nature of life Circle of life Life The human condition The world

Source

Ecclesiastes The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 1:4).

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Another quote about The human condition

Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave.

William Shakespeare

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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Fate Mortality Passage of time Time The human condition
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Pericles

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William Shakespeare
Source
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1608 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William and George Wilkins. Pericles, Prince of Tyre. King's Men, c. 1608, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Pericles." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Apostle Paul

2nd Corinthians 5:17

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New creation

Author

Apostle Paul
Source
2nd Corinthians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
56 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (2nd Corinthians 5:17).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.

Isaiah 40:8

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God's word
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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
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Isaiah 40:8).