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

מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא טֹ֑וב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צֹ֗ון מֵיְהוָֽה׃

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

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Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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

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It happens as with the cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of getting out.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

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Upon Some Verses of Virgil Essays
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De Montaigne, Michel. "Sur des Vers de Virgile [Upon Some Verses of Virgil]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

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De Montaigne, Michel. "On Some Lines of Virgil." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.

Another quote from the 7th century BC

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink.

Isaiah 5:11

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681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 5:11).

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Friends have all things in common.

Plato

Phaedrus

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Nature of friendship Sharing
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Phaedrus

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Plato
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Phaedrus
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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
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370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
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Classical antiquity
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Phaedrus. Quoted in Φαῖδρος [Phaedrus], written by Plato. c. 370 BC, sect. 279c.

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Phaedrus. Quoted in "Phaedrus." Plato: Lysis; Symposium; Phaedrus, written by Plato, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2022, sect. 279c.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.

Genesis 3:13-14

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Adam and Eve Original sin Temptation Snakes The devil
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Genesis The Bible
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Religious literature
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Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
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Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 3:13-14).