Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

וְיָשֹׁ֧ב הֶעָפָ֛ר עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָ֑ה וְהָר֣וּחַ תָּשׁ֔וּב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְתָנָֽהּ׃

Ecclesiastes 12:7

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Death Oblivion

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Ecclesiastes The Bible

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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 12:7).

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Another quote about Death

But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.

John Maynard Keynes

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The future The long run Economic theory Economics Death

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John Maynard Keynes
Source
A Tract on Monetary Reform
Genre
Economic literature
Language
English
Time
1924 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. A Tract on Monetary Reform. MacMillan and Co., 1924, p. 80.

Current Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. "A Tract on Monetary Reform (1923)." The Essential Keynes, edited by Robert Skidelsky. Penguin, 2016.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Astronomy The night sky
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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 Hebrew

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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Trust in God God and man
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Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 3:5-6).