For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.

Luke 14:11

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Topic

Pride vs. humility Pride Humility

Source

Gospel of Luke The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

61 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 14:11).

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Another quote from Classical antiquity

Cui bono?

Cicero

Pro Milone

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Topic
Incentives
Speaker
Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Question
Language
Latin
Time
52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 32.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 32.

Another quote originally in Greek

It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.

Jesus

Mark 2:17

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Topic
Repentance Sinners
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Mark The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Mark 2:17).

Another quote of the following type Paradox

The only freedom the gods grant us
Is this: to submit
Of our own free will to their sovereignty
We should do just that,
Since only in the illusion of freedom
Does freedom exist.

Fernando Pessoa

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Topic
God and man Fate vs. free will Free will

Author

Fernando Pessoa
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Portuguese
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Pessoa, Fernando (published as Ricardo Reis). "So esta liberdade nos concedem [The only freedom the gods grant us]." Odes. Edições Ática, 1952.