On his tongue they pour sweet dew, and from his mouth flow gentle words.

τῷ μὲν ἐπὶ γλώσσῃ γλυκερὴν χείουσιν ἐέρσην,
τοῦ δ᾽ ἔπε᾽ ἐκ στόματος ῥεῖ μείλιχα

Hesiod

Theogony

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Hesiod. Θεογονία [Theogony]. c. 700 BC, l. 83.

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Hesiod. "Theogony." Theogony and Works and Days, translated by M. L. West. Oxford University Press, 2009, l. 83.

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Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows.

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Works and Days

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Hesiod. Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι [Works and Days]. c. 700 BC, l. 289.

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Hesiod. "Works and Days." Theogony and Works and Days, translated by M. L. West. Oxford University Press, 2009, l. 289.

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All men have need of the Gods.

Homer

The Odyssey

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Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 3, l. 48.

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Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 3, l. 48.

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

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1st Corinthians 13:4-8

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The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (1st Corinthians 13:4-8).

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Another quote originally in Greek

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.