Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Αἱ γυναῖκες, ὑποτάσσεσθε τοῖς ἀνδράσιν, ὡς ἀνῆκεν ἐν Κυρίῳ. Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ μὴ πικραίνεσθε πρὸς αὐτάς.

Colossians 3:18-19

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Gender roles Marriage Men and women

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Colossians The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Colossians 3:18-19).

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Another quote about Men and women

In revenge and in love woman is more barbarous than man.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

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Nature of women Men and women

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Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
Beyond Good and Evil
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1886 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft [Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future]. Leipzig: C. G. Naumann, 1886, ch. 4, no. 134.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 4, no. 134.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

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

Proverbs 18:22

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Marriage
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Proverbs The Bible
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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).

Another quote originally in Greek

The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Creativity Innovation Invention
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Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

Another quote of the following type Orders and commands

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

Genesis 2:16-17

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Forbidden fruit Temptation Original sin
Source
Genesis 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: New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Genesis 2:16-17).