Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν διωκόντων ὑμᾶς·

Jesus

Matthew 5:44

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Topic

Loving one's enemies Enemies Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

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 5:44).

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Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

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Source
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Citation

The Godfather Part II. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures Studios/American Zoetrope/Coppola Company, 1974.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:1

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Topic
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Source
Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 10:1).

Another quote originally in Greek

Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment.

Achilles

Quoted in The Iliad, by Homer

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Topic
God and man Fate
Speaker
Achilles

Author

Homer
Source
The Iliad
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Homer. Ἰλιάς [The Iliad], edited by Demetrius Chalcondyles. Florence: Bernardus Nerlius and Demetrius Damilas, 1489, bk. 18, l. 328.

Current Citation

Homer. The Iliad, translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Oxford University Press, 2014, bk. 18, l. 328.

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Say my name.

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Walter White
Actor
Bryan Cranston
Source
Breaking Bad
Medium
TV program
Genre
Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
English
Time
2012 2010s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"Say My Name." Breaking Bad, written by Thomas Schnauz, directed by Thomas Schnauz, season 5, episode 7, High Bridge Productions/Gran Via Productions/Sony Pictures Television, 2012.