Use a little wine for thy stomach's sake.

ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχον.

1st Timothy 5:23

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Topic

Wine Alchol

Source

1st Timothy The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

64 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Timothy 5:23).

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The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.

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Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue
Genre
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Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
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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

Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe him.

Aesop

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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Topic
False alarms Alarmism

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Aesop
Source
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Aesop's Fables
Medium
Fable and fairytale
Genre
Children's literature
Language
Greek
Time
6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Aesop. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Aesop's Fables. c. 600.

Current Citation

Aesop. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Aesop's Fables. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Press not a falling man too far!

William Shakespeare

Henry VIII

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Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Henry VIII
Medium
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Genre
History (play)
Statement Type
Advice
Language
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Time
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Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William and John Fletcher. Henry VIII. King's Men, 1613, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

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