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Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (30)
And a foolish man does not guard against speaking (a) mystery: A wise man (however) does not blurt out every word, but he will be discriminating toward those who hear. Do not mention everything in the presence of those whom you do not know.
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (366)
It is better for you to be silent about the word of God, than to speak recklessly.
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (39)
Speak not of God to every man. It is dangerous, and the danger is not small, to speak of God even things which are true.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching (56)
He who knows (the Tao) does not (care to) speak (about it); he who is (ever ready to) speak about it does not know it. He (who knows it) will keep...
Katha Upanishad
Third Vallī (13)
'A wise man should keep down speech and mind; he should keep them within the Self which is knowledge; he should keep knowledge within the Self which...
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (161/162)
Speak when it is not proper to be silent, but speak concerning the things you know (only) then when it is fitting.
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (49)
The wise man is governed by God, and on this account is blessed. A scientific knowledge of God causes a man to use few words.
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XII: The Mysteries of the Faith Not to Be Divulged to All. (3)
"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him." But the wise do not utter with their mouth what ...
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter CLXI (7)
Let no one outside know it, it is a mystery which is not known to the common people. Do not reveal it to any one, may he be thy father or thy son,...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter III: The Objects of Faith and Hope Perceived By the Mind Alone. (8)
And more sententiously the comic poet briefly says: "It is a shame to judge of what is right by much noise." For they heard, I think, that excellent w...
Dhammapada
Chapter III: Thought (36)
Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, very artful, and they rush wherever they list: thoughts well guarded bring...
Dhammapada
Chapter II: On Earnestness (26)
Fools follow after vanity, men of evil wisdom. The wise man keeps earnestness as his best jewel.
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (311/312)
The wise man shares in the kingdom of God; an evil man does not want the foreknowledge of God to come to pass.
Dhammapada
Chapter VIII: The Thousands (100)
Even though a speech be a thousand (of words), but made up of senseless words, one word of sense is better, which if a man hears, he becomes quiet.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching (27)
The skilful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels or footsteps; the skilful speaker says nothing that can be found fault with or blamed; the...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XVII: Passages From Clement's Epistle to the Corinthians on Martyrdom. (10)
Let the wise man, then, show his wisdom not in words only, but in good deeds.
Dhammapada
Chapter XIX: The Just (268-269)
A man is not a Muni because he observes silence (mona, i.e. mauna), if he is foolish and ignorant; but the wise who, taking the balance, chooses the...
Dhammapada
Chapter X: Punishment (136)
A fool does not know when he commits his evil deeds: but the wicked man burns by his own deeds, as if burnt by fire.
The Masnavi
The Prince and the Handmaid (51-60)
I said, "'Tis best to veil the secrets of 'The Friend.' That is better than that the secrets of 'The Friend' Should be noised abroad in the talk of...
The Masnavi
Bayazid and his impious sayings when beside himself (61-69)
Close then your lips, though eloquence be possible. Keep silence; God knows the right way! The Prophet said, "O ye who regard only the outside, Many...
Dhammapada
Chapter IX: Evil (121)
Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the...
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