Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay.

ἤτω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ Ναὶ ναί, καὶ τὸ Οὒ οὔ

James 5:12

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Topic

Personal integrity

Source

James The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

49 40s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (James 5:12).

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For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Jesus

John 3:17

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Topic
Salvation Jesus
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of John The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
90 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 3:17).

Another quote originally in Greek

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Getting started
Speaker
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 of the following type Advice

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

Margaret Atwood

Surfacing

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Topic
Locus of control

Author

Margaret Atwood
Source
Surfacing
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1972 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Atwood, Margaret. Surfacing. McClelland and Stewart, 1972, ch. 27.