This is living, not to live unto oneself alone.

τοΰτ βστί το ζην, ονχ έαντψ ζην μόνον.

Menander

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Topic

Man as social animal Serving others

Author

Menander

Source

The Brothers in Love

Medium

Fragment

Language

Greek

Time

290 BC 290s BC 3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Menander. The Brothers in Love. c. 3rd century BC, fragment 508.

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Nature of friendship Friendship Man as social animal

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David Whyte
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Time
2020 2020s 21st century
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God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
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Genre
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Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 12:5).

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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

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Matthew 7:7

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Speaker
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Source
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Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:7).