So do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?"

μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε λέγοντες· Τί φάγωμεν; ἤ· Τί πίωμεν; ἤ· Τί περιβαλώμεθα;

Jesus

Matthew 6:31

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Topic

Worry Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question Advice

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, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Matthew 6:31).

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

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Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Author

Plato
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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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 originally in Greek

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Socrates

Quoted in Apology, by Plato

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Speaker
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Author

Plato
Source
Apology
Medium
Courtroom speech Speech
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

Plato. "Apology." Plato: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2017.

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See many skies and seas.

Gustave Flaubert

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Broadening one's horizons Travel

Author

Gustave Flaubert
Source
Letters of Gustave Flaubert
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Advice
Language
French
Time
1857 1850s 19th century
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Citation

Flaubert, Gustave. Letter to Mademoiselle Leroyer de Chantepie. c. 1840.