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		<title>Fuller, Thomas (1654) -- Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2524 (1727)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Tis in the Power of Providence to humble the Pride of the Mighty, even by the most despicable Means. Wherefore be thou never so great, or never so little, presume not on the one side, nor despair on the other.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;Tis in the Power of Providence to humble the Pride of the Mighty, even by the most despicable Means. Wherefore be thou never so great, or never so little, presume not on the one side, nor despair on the other.</p>
<br><b>Thomas Fuller</b> (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer<br><i>Introductio ad Prudentiam</i>, Vol. 2, # 2524 (1727) 
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		<title>Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No.  2, The Light Fantastic (1986)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quimby was eventually killed by a disgruntled poet during an experiment conducted in the palace grounds to prove the disputed accuracy of the proverb &#8220;The pen is mightier than the sword,&#8221; and in his memory it was amended to include the phrase &#8220;only if the sword is very small and the pen is very sharp.&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quimby was eventually killed by a disgruntled poet during an experiment conducted in the palace grounds to prove the disputed accuracy of the proverb &#8220;The pen is mightier than the sword,&#8221; and in his memory it was amended to include the phrase &#8220;only if the sword is very small and the pen is very sharp.&#8221;</p>
<br><b>Terry Pratchett</b> (1948-2015) English author<br>Discworld No.  2, <i>The Light Fantastic</i> (1986) 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://archive.org/details/colourofmagicand0000prat_w0g6/page/222/mode/2up?q=%22pen+is+mightier%22" target="_blank">Source</a>)
										<br><br><span class="cite">
						

See <a href="/bulwer-lytton-edward-george/834/">Bulwer-Lytton</a> (1839).

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		<title>Euripides -- Bellerophon [Βελλεροφῶν], frag. 286 (TGF) (c. 430 BC) [tr. Wodhull (1809)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[And I have known small cities, who revere The Gods, made subject to unrighteous power, Vanquish&#8217;d by spears more numerous. [πόλεις τε μικρὰς οἶδα τιμώσας θεούς, αἳ μειζόνων κλύουσι δυσσεβεστέρων λόγχης ἀριθμῷ πλείονος κρατούμεναι.] Nauck (TGF) frag. 286, Barnes frag. 8, Musgrave frag. 25. (Source (Greek)). Alternate translations: I know too of small cities doing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And I have known small cities, who revere<br />
The Gods, made subject to unrighteous power,<br />
Vanquish&#8217;d by spears more numerous. </p>
<p>[πόλεις τε μικρὰς οἶδα τιμώσας θεούς,<br />
αἳ μειζόνων κλύουσι δυσσεβεστέρων<br />
λόγχης ἀριθμῷ πλείονος κρατούμεναι.]</p>
<br><b>Euripides</b> (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist<br><i>Bellerophon</i> [Βελλεροφῶν], frag. 286 (TGF) (c. 430 BC) [tr. Wodhull (1809)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://archive.org/details/nineteentragedi02wodhgoog/page/n392/mode/2up?q=%22known+small+cities%22" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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<a href="https://archive.org/details/tragicorumgraeco00naucuoft/page/444/mode/2up?q=%22%CF%80%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82+%CF%84%CE%B5+%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%82+%CE%BF%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1%22">Nauck (TGF) frag. 286</a>, Barnes frag. 8, Musgrave frag. 25. (<a href="https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2015/08/16/euripidean-fragments-and-bellerophons-atheism/#:~:text=%CF%80%E1%BD%B9%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82%20%CF%84%CE%B5%20%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%81%E1%BD%B0%CF%82%20%CE%BF%E1%BC%B6%CE%B4%CE%B1%20%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BC%E1%BD%BD%CF%83%CE%B1%CF%82%20%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BF%E1%BD%BB%CF%82%2C%0A%CE%B1%E1%BC%B3%20%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B6%E1%BD%B9%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD%20%CE%BA%CE%BB%E1%BD%BB%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B9%20%CE%B4%CF%85%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%84%E1%BD%B3%CF%81%CF%89%CE%BD%0A%CE%BB%E1%BD%B9%CE%B3%CF%87%CE%B7%CF%82%20%E1%BC%80%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B8%CE%BC%E1%BF%B7%20%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%B5%E1%BD%B7%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82%20%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%E1%BD%BB%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B9.">Source (Greek)</a>). Alternate translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>I know too of small cities doing honour to the gods which are subject to larger, more impious ones, because they are overcome by a more numerous army.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Selected_Fragmentary_Plays/tz78DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22small%20cities%22">Collard, Hargreaves, Cropp</a> (1995)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>I see minor states that honor gods subject to greater ones that revere none, for ‘might is right’.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://lostgreekplays.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/the-flight-of-pegasos.pdf">Stevens</a> (2012)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>I know small cities honouring the gods that obey larger and more impious ones since they are outnumbered in spearmen.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/43905591">Dixon</a> (2014)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>I know that small cities honor the gods,<br>
Cities that obey stronger more impious men<br>
Because they are overpowered by the strength of their arms.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2015/08/16/euripidean-fragments-and-bellerophons-atheism/#:~:text=I%20know%20that%20small%20cities%20honor%20the%20gods%2C%0ACities%20that%20obey%20stronger%20more%20impious%20men%0ABecause%20they%20are%20overpowered%20by%20the%20strength%20of%20their%20arms.">@sentantiq</a> (2015)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>I know of small cities where the gods are honored:  yet these same cities are forced to comply with the demands of impious men in larger cities, overpowered by the sheer magnitude of their armament.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://gantzmythsources.libs.uga.edu/n%C2%B2-fragments-of-euripides-cited-according-to-a-nauck/#:~:text=I%20know%20of%20small%20cities%20where%20the%20gods%20are%20honored%3A%C2%A0%20yet%20these%20same%20cities%20are%20forced%20to%20comply%20with%20the%20demands%20of%20impious%20men%20in%20larger%20cities%2C%20overpowered%20by%20the%20sheer%20magnitude%20of%20their%20armament.">Emerson</a>]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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		<title>Shackleton, Ernest -- Journal aboard the Hoghton Tower (1891)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[All I say is, if you wish to see Nature robed in her mantle of might, look at a storm at sea; if you want to see her robed in her mantle of glory, look at a sunset at sea.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All I say is, if you wish to see Nature robed in her mantle of might, look at a storm at sea; if you want to see her robed in her mantle of glory, look at a sunset at sea.</p>
<br><b>Ernest Henry Shackleton</b> (1874-1922) Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer<br>Journal aboard the <i>Hoghton Tower</i> (1891) 
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		<title>Gorman, Amanda -- &#8220;The Hill We Climb&#8221; (2021)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we merge mercy with might, and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children’s birthright. Read at the Presidential Inauguration (20 Jan 2021).]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If we merge mercy with might,<br />
and might with right,<br />
then love becomes our legacy<br />
and change our children’s birthright.</p>
<br><b>Amanda Gorman</b> (b. 1998) American poet and activist<br>&#8220;The Hill We Climb&#8221; (2021) 
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Read at the Presidential Inauguration (20 Jan 2021).						</span>
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		<title>Lucan -- Pharsalia, 1.175</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Might was the measure of right. [Mensuraque juris / Vis erat.] Referring to earlier eras of anarchy.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Might was the measure of right.</p>
<p><em>[Mensuraque juris / Vis erat.]</em></p>
<br><b>Lucan</b> (AD 39-65) Roman poet [Marcus Annaeus Lucanus] <br><i>Pharsalia</i>, 1.175 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=rTNIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA11" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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Referring to earlier eras of anarchy.						</span>
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		<title>Bible, Vol. 1. Old Testament -- Book 24. Jeremiah  9:23ff (Jer 9:23-24) [tr. NRSV (1989 ed.)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom; do not let the mighty boast in their might; do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the Lord; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom; do not let the mighty boast in their might; do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the Lord; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.</p>
<br><b>The Bible (The Old Testament)</b> (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals) <br>Book 24. <i>Jeremiah</i>  9:23ff (Jer 9:23-24) [tr. NRSV (1989 ed.)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+9%3A23-24&version=NRSVUE" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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Alternate translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+9%3A23-24&version=KJV">KJV</a> (1611)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Let the sage boast no more of his wisdom, nor the valiant of his valour, nor the rich man of his riches! But if anyone wants to boast, let him boast of this: of understanding and knowing me. For I am Yahweh, I rule with kindness, justice and integrity on earth; yes, these are what please me -- it is Yahweh who speaks.<br>
[<a href="https://bibledoctrine.us/jeremiah/#:~:text=Thus%20says%20Yahweh%2C%20%E2%80%98Let,is%20Yahweh%20who%20speaks.">JB</a> (1966), 9:22-23]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The wise should not boast of their wisdom,<br>
<span class="tab">nor the strong of their strength,<br>
<span class="tab">nor the rich of their wealth.<br>
If any want to boast,<br>
<span class="tab">they should boast that they know and understand me,<br>
because my love is constant,<br>
<span class="tab">and I do what is just and right.<br>
These are the things that please me.<br>
I, the Lord, have spoken.<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+9%3A23-24&version=GNT">GNT</a> (1976)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>"Let the sage not boast of wisdom, nor the valiant of valour, nor the wealthy of riches! But let anyone who wants to boast, boast of this: of understanding and knowing me. For I am Yahweh, who acts with faithful love, justice, and uprightness on earth; yes, these are what please me," Yahweh declares.<br>
[<a href="https://www.bibliacatolica.com.br/en/new-jerusalem-bible/jeremiah/9/#:~:text=Yahweh%20says%20this,me%2C%27%20Yahweh%20declares.">NJB</a> (1985), 9:22-23]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Let not the wise glory in their wisdom;<br>
Let not the strong glory in their strength;<br>
Let not the rich glory in their riches.<br>
But only in this should one glory:<br>
In being earnestly devoted to Me.<br>
For I  GOD act with kindness,<br>
Justice, and equity in the world;<br>
For in these I delight<br>
-- declares  GOD.<br>
[<a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Jeremiah.9.22-23?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en">RJPS</a> (2023 ed.), 9:22-23]</blockquote><br>

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		<title>Wolfe, Thomas -- In Our Time, ch. 2 (1980)</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A cult is a religion with no power.</p>
<br><b>Thomas Wolfe</b> (1900-1938) American writer<br><i>In Our Time</i>, ch. 2 (1980) 
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		<title>Shakespeare, William -- Richard III, Act 5, sc. 3, l. 327ff (5.3.327-329) (1592)</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="hangingindent">RICHARD: Conscience is but a word that cowards use,<br />
Devised at first to keep the strong in awe:<br />
Our strong arms be our conscience, swords our law.</p>
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<br><b>William Shakespeare</b> (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet<br><i>Richard III</i>, Act 5, sc. 3, l. 327ff (5.3.327-329) (1592) 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/richard-iii/entire-play/#:~:text=Conscience%20is%20but,swords%20our%20law." target="_blank">Source</a>)
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		<title>Defoe, Daniel -- (Attributed)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[But the Nature of the War is now alter&#8217;d, `tis the longest Purse Conquers the longest Sword.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But the Nature of the War is now alter&#8217;d,<br />
`tis the longest Purse<br />
Conquers the longest Sword.</p>
<br><b>Daniel Defoe</b> (1660?-1731) English journalist and novelist<br>(Attributed) 
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		<title>Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George -- Richelieu, Act 2, sc. 2 (1839)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHELIEU: Beneath the rule of men entirely great The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold The arch-enchanter&#8217;s wand! &#8212; itself a nothing! &#8212; But taking sorcery from the master-hand To paralyze the Caesars &#8212; and to strike The loud earth breathless! &#8212; Take away the sword &#8212; States can be saved without it! See [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="hangingindent">RICHELIEU: Beneath the rule of men entirely great<br />
The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold<br />
The arch-enchanter&#8217;s wand! &#8212; itself a nothing! &#8212;<br />
But taking sorcery from the master-hand<br />
To paralyze the Caesars &#8212; and to strike<br />
The loud earth breathless! &#8212; Take away the sword &#8212;<br />
States can be saved without it!</p>
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<br><b>Edward George Bulwer-Lytton</b> (1803-1873) English novelist and politician<br><i>Richelieu</i>, Act 2, sc. 2 (1839) 
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See <a href="/shakespeare-william/3537/">Shakespeare</a> (1600), <a href="https://wist.info/howell-james/83382/">Howell</a> (1659).
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