Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Αἱ γυναῖκες, ὑποτάσσεσθε τοῖς ἀνδράσιν, ὡς ἀνῆκεν ἐν Κυρίῳ. Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ μὴ πικραίνεσθε πρὸς αὐτάς.

Colossians 3:18-19

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Topic

Gender roles Marriage Men and women

Source

Colossians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Colossians 3:18-19).

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Another quote about Marriage

Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us together today. Mawage, that blessed awangement, that dweam wifin a dweam.

The Princess Bride

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Marriage
Speaker
The Impressive Clergyman
Actor
Peter Cook
Source
The Princess Bride
Medium
Film
Genre
Comedy (film) Fantasy (film) Comedy Fantasy
Language
English
Time
1987 1980s 20th century
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Citation

The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner, Act III Communications/Buttercup Films/The Princess Bride Ltd., 1987.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Proverbs 25:25

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Good news
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Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 25:25).

Another quote originally in Greek

The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.

Plutarch

Moralia

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Topic
The mind Education Learning

Author

Plutarch
Source
Of Listening Moralia
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
2nd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Plutarch. "Περὶ τοῦ ἀκούειν [On Hearing]." Ἠθικά Ethika [Moralia]. c. 100 AD.

Current Citation

Plutarch. "On Listening." Essays. Penguin Classics, 1993.

Another quote of the following type Orders and commands

Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

God

Exodus 20:12

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Parents and children Filial piety The Ten Commandments
Speaker
God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
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. (Exodus 20:12).