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The Words of Ahiqar are the teachings that Ahiqar, the wise scribe who was chief counselor to the kings of Assyria, imparted to his nephew and adopted son Nadin.
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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)
Date:
Fifth Century BCE
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Third Part of the Ethics on the Origins and Nature of the Affects
Contributor:
Baruch Spinoza
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The Hague, Dutch Republic (The Hague, Netherlands)
Date:
1675
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When one comes to collect legends of the Hebrews and Jews from the many diverse strata of our literature, one must be armed with all the secrets of the schools and fruits of visionary…
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Mikhah Yosef Berdyczewski
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Leipzig, Germany
Date:
1912
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One must know that man possesses a greater virtue than the beast, because a beast also has in it the breath of life and likewise has the intelligence to eat and drink, and the desire to lie with the…
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Beer Perlhefter, Bella Perlhefter
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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End of the 17th Century
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To the Very Learned and Experienced Mr. Johannes Bouwmeester
From B. d. S.
Most Learned Sir, special Friend,
I have not been able till now to reply to your last letter, which I received some time…
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Baruch Spinoza
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Voorburg, Dutch Republic (Voorburg, Netherlands)
Date:
1666
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Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
The man who attains understanding.
Her value in trade is better than silver,
Her yield, greater than gold.
She is more precious than rubies;
All of your goods…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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Great hazards of the world are these rational brutes, the avaricious rich, as they are…
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Abraham Israel Pereyra
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1666
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In Midrash ḥazit [Midrash Rabbah Song of Songs] it is stated:
And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; ye…
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Isaac Vega
Places:
Nikopolis, Ottoman Empire (Nikopol, Bulgaria)
Date:
1621
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It is Wisdom calling,
Understanding raising her voice.
She takes her stand at the topmost heights,
By the wayside, at the crossroads,
Near the gates at the city entrance;
At the entryways, she…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period