The whole world lieth in wickedness.

ὁ κόσμος ὅλος ἐν τῷ πονηρῷ κεῖται.

1st John 5:19

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Topic

Fallen world Original sin The world

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1st John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

95 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 5:19).

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All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.

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Topic
Problem of evil Nature of the world The world
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Pangloss

Author

Voltaire
Source
Candide
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satire
Language
French
Time
1759 1750s 18th century
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Original Citation

Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 1.

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Man is the measure of all things.

Protagoras

Quoted in Theaetetus, by Plato

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Topic
Nature of man
Speaker
Protagoras

Author

Plato
Source
Theaetetus
Medium
Philosophical dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
420 BC 420s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Plato. Θεαίτητος [Theatetus]. c. 400 BC.

Current Citation

Plato. Theatetus, translated by John McDowell. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Another quote originally in Greek

He gave up the ghost.

Luke 23:46

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Topic
Moment of death Death
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 23:46).