5th century BC · Skopia

Showing 147 quotes from the 5th century BC

441 BC

★ 9.5

Philosophical dialogue · Philosophical literature

Man is the measure of all things.

Protagoras

Plato, Theaetetus · 420 BC

★ 9.4

Scripture · Religious literature

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Psalm 23:1-6

450 BC

★ 8.4

Treatise · Military treatise

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War · 475 BC

★ 8.3

Historical literature

Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

Pericles

Thucydides, Funeral Oration, History of the Peloponnesian War · 430 BC

★ 7.5

Scripture · Religious literature

In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

Psalm 120:1

450 BC

★ 7.4

Wisdom literature

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Ahiqar

500 BC

★ 7.2

Scripture · Religious literature

For I am the Lord, I change not.

Malachi 3:6

424 BC

★ 7.0

Speech · Political speech · Historical literature

We are lovers of beauty without extravagance, and lovers of wisdom without unmanliness. Wealth is to us is not mere material for vainglory but an opportunity for achievement; and poverty we think it no disgrace to acknowledge but a real degradation to make no effort to overcome.

Pericles

Thucydides, Funeral Oration, History of the Peloponnesian War · 430 BC

★ 7.0

Historical literature

You know as well as we do that right, as the word goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

Thucydides

History of the Peloponnesian War · 404 BC

★ 7.0

Historical literature

If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight.

Herodotus

430 BC

★ 6.3

Treatise · Military treatise

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War · 490 BC

★ 5.7

Scripture · Religious literature

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Psalm 103:12

450 BC

★ 5.5

Scripture · Religious literature

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

David

1st Chronicles 16:34 · 430 BC

★ 5.3

Scripture · Religious literature

Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job

Job 1:21 · 500 BC

★ 4.6

Scripture · Religious literature

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

Psalm 125:2

450 BC

★ 4.6

Scripture · Religious literature

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

450 BC

★ 4.5

Scripture · Religious literature

As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.

Psalm 103:15-16

450 BC

★ 4.5

Scripture · Religious literature

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Job

Job 12:12 · 500 BC

★ 4.4

Treatise · Military treatise

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War · 500 BC

★ 4.0

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