Searching...
Showing 1-20
Passages similar to: Teachings of Silvanus — Teachings of Silvanus
1
...
Source passage
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (4)
Listen, my son, to my advice! Do not show your back to enemies and flee, but rather, pursue them as a strong one. Be not an animal, with men pursuing you; but rather, be a man, with you pursuing the evil wild beasts, lest somehow they become victorious over you and trample upon you as on a dead man, and you perish due to their wickedness.
Dhammapada
Chapter XXIII: The Elephant (327)
Be not thoughtless, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the evil way, like an elephant sunk in mud.
Dhammapada
Chapter X: Punishment (129)
All men tremble at punishment, all men fear death; remember that you are like unto them, and do not kill, nor cause slaughter.
The Masnavi
Mahmud and Ayaz (continued) (84-93)
Just so 'tis your idea of your terrible foe O Moses, thy revelations shed glory on the mount, Be not too proud, but know that you must first endure...
Book of Enoch
Chapter XCIV (2)
And to certain men of a generation shall the paths of violence and of death be revealed, And they shall hold themselves afar from them, And shall not ...
Book of Enoch
Chapter XCIV (3)
And now I say unto you the righteous: Walk not in the paths of wickedness, nor in the paths of death, And draw not nigh to them, lest ye be destroyed.
Dhammapada
Chapter XXII: The Downward Course (317)
They who fear when they ought not to fear, and fear not when they ought to fear, such men, embracing false doctrines, enter the evil path.
Dhammapada
Chapter IX: Evil (125)
If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.
Book of Jubilees
Chapter XXIV (29)
And whoever escapeth the sword of the enemy and the Kittim, may the righteous nation root out in judgment from under heaven ; for they will be the ene...
The Masnavi
The Fowler and the Bird (28-35)
Since my bashfulness is destroyed, I will publish secrets; How long must I bear this trepidation and anxiety? Formerly I was covered by modesty as by...
Book of Enoch
Chapter C (8)
Woe to you, ye obstinate of heart, Who watch in order to devise wickedness: Therefore shall fear come upon you And there shall be none to help you.
Testimony of Truth
Testimony of Truth (4)
But as for one who is in ignorance, it is difficult for him to diminish his works of darkness which he has done. Those who have known Imperishability,...
Bhagavad Gita
Mokṣha Sanyāsa Yoga (18.48)
O Arjuna! One should not abandon the duty to which he is born, though it is attended with evil; all undertakings are indeed enveloped by evil, like...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LXXXII. The Betrayal: Judas’ Kiss—peter Militant—christ Hailed to Court—an Officer Strikes Jesus Though Bound—"all the Disciples Forsook Him" (12)
Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves for to take me?
Dhammapada
Chapter XXIII: The Elephant (320)
Silently shall I endure abuse as the elephant in battle endures the arrow sent from the bow: for the world is ill-natured.
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter LXXXV (6)
They inspire the fear of me, and put forward my might to those within their domains
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 4: Of the true Eternal Nature, that is, of the numberless and endless generating of the Birth of the eternal Essence, which is the Essence of all Essences; out of which were generated, born, and at length created, this World, with the Stars and Elements, and all whatsoever moves, stirs, or lives therein. The open Gate of the great Depth. (63)
Therefore, O Child of Man, consider what thou art in this Time; esteem not so slightly or poorly of thyself, but consider that you remain in Paradise,...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (45)
While thou livest in this struggling or striving birth or geniture thou must buckle to, and suffer the devil to ride upon thee; but so hard as he...
Bhagavad Gita
Viśhwarūpa Sandarśhana Yoga (11.34)
Kill Drona and Bhishma and Jayadratha and Karna, and the other great warriors as well, who have already been killed by Me. Be not distressed by fear....
Gospel of Thomas
Sayings (103)
Jesus said, "Fortunate is the man who knows where the brigands will enter, so that he may get up, muster his domain, and arm himself before they...
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter XXXIX (14)
Let no evil hindrances come forth against me from thy mouth in what thou doest towards me
1
...