“When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.”
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King Wen of Zhou
King Wen of Zhou (Chinese: 周文王, Zhōu Wén Wáng; 1152–1050 BC) was the posthumous title given to Ji Chang (Xiahou) (姬昌), the patriarch lord of the Zhou state during the final years of Shang dynasty in ancient China. Ji Chang himself died before the end of the Zhou–Shang war, but his second son Ji Fa completed the conquest of Shang following the Battle of Muye and posthumously honored him as the foun…
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politics · Overlord of the West · monarch · also King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, Xi Bo, Xi Bo Hou, Wen Wang, Zhou Wen Wang
Born 1112 BC · Died 1050 BC · Q698909
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2026· 11 entries
“When reading, don’t let a single word escape your attention; one word may be worth a thousand pieces of gold.”
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“This proverb is usually applied to such persons, who are apt to be partial in one Affair, flattering themselves with the Advantages they fansy to be on their side, and making no Allowances for the Disadvantages that will or may attend them.”
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“New generation can put right the mistakes of the old.”
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“To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation.”
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“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.”
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“Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.”
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“If thy hope be anything worth, it will purify thee from thy sins.”
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“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
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“Boys must not have th' ambitious care of men,Nor men the weak anxieties of age.”
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Public attention spiked: 14,588 Wikipedia readers in one day, 165.8× the usual 88, with 0 article edits.
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1997· 1 entry
“It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it.”
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1818· 1 entry
“Present afflictions may tend to our future good.”
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