Put not your trust in princes.

אַל־תִּבְטְח֥וּ בִנְדִיבִ֑ים

Psalm 146:3

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Topic

God and politics

Source

Psalms The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 146:3).

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If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight.

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Dieneces of Sparta

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Herodotus
Source
Histories
Genre
Historical literature
Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 7, sect. 226.

Current Citation

Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 7, sect. 226.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Getting started
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
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Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

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Another quote originally in Hebrew

What is hateful to you do not to your neighbor: that is the whole Torah. The rest is commentary.

Hillel the Elder

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Topic
Golden rule Reciprocity

Author

Hillel the Elder
Source
Talmud
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
10 10s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

The Talmud. The William Davidson Talmud. Shabbat 31a.

Current Citation

The Babylonian Talmud, translated by A. Cohen. Cambridge University, 2013, Shabbat 31a.