The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.

Τὸ σάββατον διὰ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐγένετο, καὶ οὐχ ὁ ἄνθρωπος διὰ τὸ σάββατον·

Jesus

Mark 2:27

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Topic

Sabbath

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Mark The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

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Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Mark 2:27).

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The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Creativity Innovation Invention
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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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.

Another quote originally in Greek

The highest point a man can attain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!

Nikos Kazantzakis

Zorba the Greek

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Topic
Awe

Author

Nikos Kazantzakis
Source
Zorba the Greek
Medium
Novel
Language
Greek
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

Kazantzakis, Nikos. Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά [Life and State of Alexis Zorba]. Athens: Dimitrakou, 1946, ch. 24.

Current Citation

Kazantzakis, Nikos. Zorba the Greek, translated by Peter Bien. Simon & Schuster, 2014, ch. 24.