Give me neither poverty nor riches.

רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י

Proverbs 30:8

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Topic

Poverty Wealth Moderation

Source

Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 30:8).

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Another quote about Poverty

It would be hard to find a single instance of a direct assault by positive effort upon poverty, vice, and misery which has not either failed or, if it has not failed directly and entirely, has not entailed other evils greater than the one which it removed.

William Graham Sumner

Sociology

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Topic
Public policy Poverty

Author

William Graham Sumner
Source
Sociology
Medium
Essay
Genre
Sociology
Language
English
Time
1881 1880s 19th century
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Citation

Sumner, William Graham. "Sociology." The Princeton Review, May 1881.

Another quote from the 7th century BC

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink.

Isaiah 5:11

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Alcoholism Alcohol
Source
Isaiah The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 5:11).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

If a person knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.

Seneca the Younger

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Topic
Goals Aimlessness

Author

Seneca the Younger
Source
Letters of Seneca the Younger
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
65 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Seneca the Younger. Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium [Moral Letters to Lucilius]. c. 65 AD.

Current Citation

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Letters on Ethics, translated by Margaret Graver and A. A. Long. University of Chicago Press, 2017.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17

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Friends Brothers Siblings
Source
Proverbs The Bible
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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 17:17).