Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

מִֽכָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תֹּוצְאֹ֥ות חַיִּֽים׃

Proverbs 4:23

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Self-protection The heart

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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

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 4:23).

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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
Source
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Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
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Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

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Words vs. actions Taking action Self-improvement Personal growth

Author

Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations
Medium
Personal journal
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Greek
Time
180 180s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 10.

Current Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 10.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:28

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Population growth Children Man and animals Man and nature Purpose of life
Source
Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:28).

Another quote of the following type Advice

Use a little wine for thy stomach's sake.

1st Timothy 5:23

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Wine Alchol
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1st Timothy The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Greek
Time
64 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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