Lead me from the unreal to the real!
Lead me from the darkness to light!
Lead me from death to immortality!

असतो मा सद्गमय, तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय, मृत्योर्मामृतं गमयेति

The Upanishads

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The Upanishads

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Prayer

Language

Sanskrit

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. (1.3.28).

Current Citation

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (with the Commentary of Sankaracarya), translated by Swami Madhavananda. Advaita Ashrama, 2008 (1.3.28).

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Some say cavalry and others claim infantry or a fleet of long oars is the supreme sight on the black earth. I say it is the one you love.

Sappho

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Topic
Loved ones

Author

Sappho
Medium
Poem
Language
Greek
Time
570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sappho. Supreme Sight on the Black Earth. c. 570 BCE.

Current Citation

Sappho. The Complete Poems of Sappho, edited by Willis Barnstone. Shambhala Publications, 2009.