But where shall wisdom be found?

וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תִּמָּצֵ֑א

Job

Job 28:12

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Topic

Seeking wisdom Seeking Wisdom

Speaker

Job

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 28:12).

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Another quote about Wisdom

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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Acceptance Courage Wisdom

Author

Reinhold Niebuhr
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1932 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Niebuhr, Reinhold. Diary entry. 1932.

Another quote from the 6th century BC

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Ahiqar

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Topic
Minimizing risk Risk

Author

Ahiqar
Source
Proverbs of Ahiqar
Genre
Wisdom literature
Language
Assyrian
Time
500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Ahiqar. The Story of Ahikar. c. 500 BC.

Current Citation

Ahiqar. The Story of Ahikar, translated by Herbert Lindenberger. The John Hopkins Near Eastern Studies, 1983.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Jesus

Matthew 25:40

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Serving others
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 25:40).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:7

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Adam Creation of man The soul Human origins
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 2:7).

Another quote of the following type Question

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the end of Being and ideal Grace.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Topic
Being in love Love

Author

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Source
Sonnets from the Portuguese
Medium
Sonnet Poem
Statement Type
Profession of love Question
Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets from the Portuguese. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850, sonnet 43.

Current Citation

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. "Sonnets from the Portuguese." Aurora Leigh and Other Poems, edited by John Robert Glorney Bolton and Julia Bolton Holloway. Penguin Classics, 1996, sonnet 43.