The god
Visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

Euripides

Phrixus

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Topic

Collective guilt

Author

Euripides

Source

Phrixus

Language

Greek

Time

400 BC 400s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Euripides. Phrixus. 5th century BC, fragment 970.

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In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

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Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 120:1).

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Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.

James 4:8

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Closeness to God
Source
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Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
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Language
Greek
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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

Another quote originally in Greek

We learn an art or craft by doing the things that we shall have to do when we have learnt it.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Practice Learning Self-improvement

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 2.