If any man hopes to do a deed without God's knowledge, he errs.

εἰ δὲ θεὸν ἀνήρ τις ἔλπεταί τι λαθέμεν ἔρδων, ἁμαρτάνει.

Pindar

Olympian Odes

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Topic

God's omniscience

Author

Pindar

Source

Olympian Odes

Medium

Poem

Language

Greek

Time

476 BC 470s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Pindar. Olympian Odes. c. 464 BC.

Current Citation

Pindar. The Complete Odes, translated by Anthony Verity. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Topic
Military strategy

Author

Sun Tzu
Source
The Art of War
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Military treatise
Language
Chinese
Time
490 BC 490s BC 5th century BC
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Original Citation

Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 6.

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Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Astronomy The night sky
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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
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Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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