Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον

Sophocles

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Topic

Being born The human condition

Author

Sophocles

Source

Oedipus at Colonus

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragic play Greek theater

Language

Greek

Time

406 BC 400s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Sophocles. Oedipus at Colonus. 401 B. C., l. 1225.

Current Citation

Sophocles. "Oedipus at Colonus." The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Odeipus at Colonus. Translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin, 2000, l. 1225.

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What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable; in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god: the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals-And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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William Shakespeare
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English
Time
1623 1620s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.

Another quote from the 5th century BC

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Psalm 119:105

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God's word The Bible
Source
Psalms The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
-450 -450s 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 119:105).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

Psalm 8:4

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God and man
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Psalms The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Statement Type
Question
Language
Hebrew
Time
-450 -450s 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 8:4).

Another quote originally in Greek

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Jesus

Matthew 7:7

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Prayer Seeking God Seeking Sermon on the Mount
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:7).