What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

Ταλαίπωρος ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπος· τίς με ῥύσεται ἐκ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ θανάτου τούτου

Apostle Paul

Romans 7:24

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Topic

The human condition Salvation Death

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Romans The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

56 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Apostle Early Christian Christian

From

Turkey Europe Roman Empire

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Romans 7:24).

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Death is the side of life which is turned away from us.

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Topic
Mystery of death Death

Author

Rainer Maria Rilke
Medium
Letter
Language
German
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letter to Witold von Hulewicz. 13 Nov. 1925.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1910-1926, translated by Jane Bannard Greene and M. D. Herter Norton. W. W. Norton & Company, 1969.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again.

Acts 9:18

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Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
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Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Acts 9:18).

Another quote originally in Greek

There are many wonderful things, and nothing is more wonderful than man.

Sophocles

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Author

Sophocles
Source
Antigone
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragic play Greek theater
Language
Greek
Time
441 BC 440s 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sophocles. Ἀντιγόνη [Antigone]. c. 441 BC, Festival of Dionysus, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Sophocles. "Antigone." The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone, translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. Mariner Books, 2002.

Another quote of the following type Question

Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?

J. Parnell Thomas

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Topic
Red Scare Cold War American politics
Speaker
J. Parnell Thomas
Medium
Congressional hearing
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1947 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Thomas, J. Parnell. Hearing on communist influences in the motion picture industry. 30 Oct. 1947, Washington, DC, USA.