Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you.

Ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε τοῖς μισοῦσιν ὑμᾶς.

Jesus

Luke 6:27

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Loving one's enemies Enemies

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Luke The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

61 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 6:27).

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Another quote about Enemies

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it.

Voltaire

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Topic
Enemies

Author

Voltaire
Medium
Letter
Language
French
Time
1767 1760s 18th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Voltaire. Letter to Etienne Noel Damilaville. 16 May 1767.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

I am not mad...but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

Apostle Paul

Acts 26:25

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The Gospel
Speaker
Apostle Paul
Source
Acts The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 26:25).

Another quote originally in Greek

The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.

Aristotle

Rhetoric

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Topic
Corrosive effects of wealth Downsides of wealth Wealth Character Fools

Author

Aristotle
Source
Rhetoric
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Rhetoric. 322 BC, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.

Current Citation

Aristotle. The Art of Rhetoric, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him; they crush those beneath them.

Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

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Topic
Shit rolls downhill Human nature
Speaker
Heathcliff

Author

Emily Brontë
Source
Wuthering Heights
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1847 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Brontë, Emily, [published as Ellis Bell]. Wuthering Heights. Vol. 1, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, 1847, ch. 11.

Current Citation

Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights, edited by Alexandra Lewis. W. W. Norton & Company, 2019, ch. 11.