The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.

תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ

Proverbs 13:19

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Topic

Finishing a task Goals Accomplishment

Source

Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 13:19).

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Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

Isaiah 40:4-5

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Justice
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Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
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Hebrew
Time
681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 40:4-5).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth.

Homer

The Odyssey

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Temper Anger Human nature

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Homer
Source
The Odyssey
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 7, l. 307.

Current Citation

Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 7, l. 307.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

God

Genesis 3:19

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Work Original sin The human condition
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God
Source
Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 3:19).