He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא טֹ֑וב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צֹ֗ון מֵיְהוָֽה׃

Proverbs 18:22

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Marriage

Source

Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 18:22).

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Another quote about Marriage

Prenuptial agreement. Everybody needs a prenup! People think you gotta be rich to get a prenup, oh no! You got 20 million, your wife want 10, big deal, you ain't starvin'. But if you make 30 thousand, and your wife want 15, you might have to kill her!

Chris Rock

Bring the Pain

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Topic
Prenuptial agreements Divorce Marriage
Speaker
Chris Rock
Source
Bring the Pain
Medium
Comedy special
Genre
Comedy (stand up)
Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Rock, Chris. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain. HBO, 1 June 1996.

Another quote from the 7th century BC

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
Source
Isaiah The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
Hebrew
Time
681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Dripping water hollows out a stone, a ring is worn away by use.

Ovid

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Topic
One step at a time Persistence

Author

Ovid
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
Latin
Time
18 10s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Ovid. "To Albinovanus: The Sixth Summer." Epistulae ex Ponto. 1st century CE, bk. 4, no. 10, l. 5.

Current Citation

Oivd. "Ex Ponto." Triste; Ex Ponto, translated by Arthur Leslie Wheeler, edited by G. P. Goold. Harvard University Press, 1988.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Job

Job 12:12

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Wisdom Old age
Speaker
Job
Source
Book of Job The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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