My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Θεέ μου θεέ μου, ἵνα τί με ἐγκατέλιπες;

Jesus

Matthew 27:46

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Topic

Divine abandonment Abandonment The crucifixion

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

From

Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 27:46).

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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

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Topic
Existence of God God

Author

Ovid
Source
Ars Amatoria
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
2 0s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Ovid. Ars Amatoria [The Art of Love]. c. 2 AD, bk. 1.

Current Citation

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Another quote originally in Greek

The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Purpose of education Education
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
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.

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Can we ever have too much of a good thing?

Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote

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Topic
Too much of a good thing Excess

Author

Miguel de Cervantes
Source
Don Quixote
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
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Language
Spanish
Time
1605 1600s 16th century
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Original Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha [The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha]. Madrid: Francisco de Robles, 1605.

Current Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quixote, translated and edited by John Rutherford. Penguin Classics, 2003.