For a living dog is better than a dead lion.

כָּל־הַחַיִּ֖ים יֵ֣שׁ בִּטָּחֹ֑ון כִּֽי־לְכֶ֤לֶב חַי֙ ה֣וּא טֹ֔וב מִן־הָאַרְיֵ֖ה הַמֵּֽת׃

Ecclesiastes 9:4

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Life and death

Source

Ecclesiastes The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 9:4).

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Every man dies, not every man really lives.

William Wallace

Braveheart

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Topic
Living life to the fullest Life and death
Speaker
William Wallace
Actor
Mel Gibson
Source
Braveheart
Medium
Film
Genre
Epic (film) Historical drama (film) Epic Historical drama
Language
English
Time
1995 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Braveheart. Directed by Mel Gibson, Icon Productions/The Ladd Company, 1995.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Democracy passes into despotism.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Political theory Democracy Tyranny Politics
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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
Authentication Score 2
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 Hebrew

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM".

Exodus 3:14

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Topic
Nature of God God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Exodus 3:14).