Prepare to meet thy God.

הִכֹּ֥ון לִקְרַאת־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ

Amos 4:12

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Death

Source

Amos The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Hebrew

Time

750 BC 750s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Amos 4:12).

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Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Steve Jobs

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Topic
Following your heart Taking risks Death
Speaker
Steve Jobs
Source
2005 Stanford commencement address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Commencement address
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
2005 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Jobs, Steve. Stanford Commencement Address. 12 June 2005, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

Another quote from the 8th century BC

Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows.

Hesiod

Works and Days

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Topic
Hard work Excellence Character Virtue The human condition

Author

Hesiod
Source
Works and Days
Medium
Poem
Genre
Didactic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Hesiod. Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι [Works and Days]. c. 700 BC, l. 289.

Current Citation

Hesiod. "Works and Days." Theogony and Works and Days, translated by M. L. West. Oxford University Press, 2009, l. 289.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

Aristotle

Politics

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Freedom and democracy Democratic legitimacy Democracy Freedom

Author

Aristotle
Source
Politics
Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 6.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 6.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.

God

Exodus 20:5

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Nature of God God God's wrath
Speaker
God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:5).

Another quote of the following type Orders and commands

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

God

Exodus 20:4-6

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Idols Idolatry The Ten Commandments
Speaker
God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:4-6).