Motif
endurance through address to the heart
endurance_through_address_to_the_heart
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III.; lines 11969-12129 confidence: medium
The speaker approves famous men’s deeds and sayings of endurance, including a line where a man reproaches his heart and tells it to endure.
The approved line presents a figure who smites his breast and commands his heart to endure worse suffering.
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