And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.

ὃ ἐὰν ποιῆτε, ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐργάζεσθε ὡς τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις,

Colossians 3:23

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Hard work

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Colossians The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Colossians 3:23).

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It is not the prize that can make us happy; it is not even the winning of the prize....[It is] the struggle, the long hot hour of the honest fight.... There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.

Anthony Trollope

Orley Farm

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Benefits of adversity Adversity Hard work

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Anthony Trollope
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Orley Farm
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Time
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Trollope, Anthony. Orley Farm. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861-1862.

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One cannot step twice into the same river, for the waters are continually flowing on.

Heraclitus

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The only constant is change Change Rivers

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Heraclitus
Medium
Presocratic fragment Fragment
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
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Time
5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
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Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B12.

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Heraclitus. "Heraclitus of Ephesus." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009, DK B12.

Another quote originally in Greek

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Jesus

Mark 3:24-25

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Political division Partisan politics Unity
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Jesus
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Gospel of Mark The Bible
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Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Mark 3:24, 25).

Another quote of the following type Advice

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Wasting time Time Nature of life

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Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1746 1740s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1746.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1746." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.