All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away.

πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς χόρτος, καὶ πᾶσα δόξα αὐτῆς ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου· ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος ἐξέπεσεν.

1st Peter 1:24

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Sic transit gloria mundi Ephemeral nature of life Grass Life

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1st Peter The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Greek

Time

65 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Peter 1:24).

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Source
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Current Citation

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Time
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