I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός. ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλὸς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ τίθησιν ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων·

Jesus

John 10:11

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Topic

Nature of Jesus Sacrifice Jesus

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

From

Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 10:11).

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Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.

Anna Bartlett Warner

The Love of Jesus

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Topic
Jesus's love Jesus

Author

Anna Bartlett Warner
Source
The Love of Jesus
Medium
Hymn Song
Language
English
Time
1860 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

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Another quote from Classical antiquity

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.

Luke 4:18-19

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Topic
Liberation
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 4:18-19).

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
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Rummaging in our souls, we often dig up something that ought to have lain there unnoticed.

Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

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Topic
Self-discovery Introspection
Speaker
Alexei Alexandrovich

Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
Anna Karenina
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Russian
Time
1877 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. Анна Каренина [Anna Karenina]. The Russian Messenger, 1875-1877. Serial.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Penguin Classics, 2014.