Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Μὴ πλανᾶσθε, Θεὸς οὐ μυκτηρίζεται. ὃ γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος, τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει·

Apostle Paul

Galatians 6:7

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Actions have consequences

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Galatians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

Greek

Time

50 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Apostle Early Christian Christian

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Turkey Europe Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Galatians 6:7).

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One more such victory over the Romans and we are lost.

Pyrrhus

Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Pyrrhic victory Victory
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Pyrrhus

Author

Plutarch
Source
Plutarch's Lives
Genre
Biography
Statement Type
Paradox Prophecies and predictions
Language
Greek
Time
279 BC 270s BC 3rd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Pyrrhus. Quoted in "Pyrrhus." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. c. 2nd century BC, ch. 21, sect. 9.

Current Citation

Pyrrhus. Quoted in "Pyrrhus." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 21, sect. 9.

Another quote originally in Greek

Man is by nature a political animal.

Aristotle

Politics

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Politics Human nature

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Aristotle
Source
Politics
Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 1.

Another quote of the following type Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

None so blind as those that will not see.

Matthew Henry

Commentaries (Henry)

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Willful ignorance Ignorance Blindness

Author

Matthew Henry
Source
Commentaries (Henry)
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
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Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Commentary. c. 1706, Jeremiah 20.

Current Citation

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible. Thomas Nelson, 2003, Jeremiah 20.