Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

οὐχὶ ἐμώρανεν ὁ Θεὸς τὴν σοφίαν τοῦ κόσμου;

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 1:20

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Worldly wisdom The world

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

1st Corinthians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

55 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Apostle Early Christian Christian

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Turkey Europe Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Corinthians 1:20).

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

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Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
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Language
Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
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Another quote originally in Greek

"Life is trouble," Zorba continued. "Death, no. To Live-do you know what that means? To undo your belt and look for trouble!"

Nikos Kazantzakis

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Living life to the fullest
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Zorba

Author

Nikos Kazantzakis
Source
Zorba the Greek
Medium
Novel
Language
Greek
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kazantzakis, Nikos. Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά [Life and State of Alexis Zorba]. Athens: Dimitrakou, 1946, ch. 8.

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Kazantzakis, Nikos. Zorba the Greek, translated by Peter Bien. Simon & Schuster, 2014, ch. 8.

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Can we ever have too much of a good thing?

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Too much of a good thing Excess

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Miguel de Cervantes
Source
Don Quixote
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Question
Language
Spanish
Time
1605 1600s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha [The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha]. Madrid: Francisco de Robles, 1605.

Current Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quixote, translated and edited by John Rutherford. Penguin Classics, 2003.