What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

מָֽה־אֱנֹ֥ושׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ

Psalm 8:4

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God and man

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Psalms The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Question

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Hebrew

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 8:4).

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If cows and horses or lions had hands, or could draw with their hands and make things as men can, horses would have drawn horse-like gods, cows cow-like gods, and each species would have made the gods' bodies just like their own.

Xenophanes

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Nature of God God and man God Anthropomorphism

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Xenophanes
Medium
Presocratic fragment Fragment
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Xenophanes. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK21 B15.

Current Citation

Xenophanes. "Xenophanes of Colophon." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists. Oxford World Classics, 2009, DK21 B15.

Another quote from the 5th century BC

One cannot step twice into the same river, for the waters are continually flowing on.

Heraclitus

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The only constant is change Change Rivers

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Heraclitus
Medium
Presocratic fragment Fragment
Genre
Philosophical literature
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Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B12.

Current Citation

Heraclitus. "Heraclitus of Ephesus." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009, DK B12.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Be like a headland of rock on which the waves break incessantly: but it stands fast and around it the seething of the waters sinks to rest.

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

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Steadfastness Dependability Inner strength Courage

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Marcus Aurelius
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Meditations
Medium
Personal journal
Genre
Philosophical literature
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Advice Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
180 180s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 4.

Current Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 4.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:22

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Marriage
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Proverbs The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 18:22).

Another quote of the following type Question

How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?

Charles de Gaulle

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France
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Charles de Gaulle
Statement Type
Question
Language
French
Time
1962 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. Quoted in Les Mots du General, written by Ernest Mignon. Arthème Fayard, 1962.