For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, εὑρήσει αὐτήν.

Jesus

Matthew 16:25

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Topic

Martyrdom Salvation

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

From

Israel Middle East Roman Empire

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 16:25).

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Another quote about Salvation

There cannot be salvation for any, except in the Church.

St. Cyprian

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Catholic church Salvation Christianity

Author

St. Cyprian
Medium
Letter
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
256 250s 3rd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
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Saint Cyprian. Letter to Jubaianus. c. 256, sect. 21.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

The love of money is the root of all evil.

1st Timothy 6:10

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Love of money Greed Money
Source
1st Timothy The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
Greek
Time
64 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Timothy 6:10).

Another quote originally in Greek

One swallow does not make a spring.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic
Jumping to conclusions Trends Patterns

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 1.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees.

Paul Valéry

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Names Perception

Author

Paul Valéry
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Paradox Zen koan
Language
French
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Valéry, Paul. Quoted in Robert Irwin: A Way to Look at Things by Not Forgetting Their Names, written by Adrian Kohn. c. 1982.