For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

οὐ γὰρ ὃ θέλω ποιῶ ἀγαθόν, ἀλλὰ ὃ οὐ θέλω κακὸν τοῦτο πράσσω.

Apostle Paul

Romans 7:19

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Good and evil Sin Human nature

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Romans The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Irony

Language

Greek

Time

56 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Apostle Early Christian Christian

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Turkey Europe Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 7:19).

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In this war, things get confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be God. 'Cause there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil, and good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walt Kurtz has reached his and very obviously, he has gone insane.

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Film
Genre
Psychological drama (film) War (film) Psychological drama War
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English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
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Apocolypse Now. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Omni Zoetrope, 1979.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Give me chastity and continency—but not yet!

St. Augustine

Confessions

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Chastity Sexual morality Self-control Sex

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St. Augustine
Source
Confessions
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
Latin
Time
398 390s 4th century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Augustine of Hippo. Confessiones [Confessions]. c. 398, bk. 8, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Augustine of Hippo. Confessions, translated by R. S. Pine-Coffin. Penguin Classics, 1961, bk. 8, ch. 7.

Another quote originally in Greek

One swallow does not make a spring.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Jumping to conclusions Trends Patterns

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Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 1.

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There is no racial bigotry here! I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops, or greasers! Here, you are all equally worthless!

Gunnery Sargent Hartman

Full Metal Jacket

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Equality Racism Bigotry
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Gunnery Sargent Hartman
Actor
Ronald Lee Ermey
Source
Full Metal Jacket
Medium
Film
Genre
War (film) War
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1987 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Full Metal Jacket. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Natant/Harrier Films, 1987.