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Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (83)
Help yourself, my son, (by) not proceeding with things in which there is no profit.
Book of Jubilees
Chapter XXI (15)
Ob- serve this commandment and do it, my son, that thou mayst be upright in all thy deeds.
Dhammapada
Chapter IX: Evil (123)
Let a man avoid evil deeds, as a merchant, if he has few companions and carries much wealth, avoids a dangerous road; as a man who loves life avoids...
Katha Upanishad
Second Vallī (3)
Thou hast not gone into the road that leadeth to wealth, in which many men perish.'...
The Masnavi
The Sage and the Peacock (11-20)
Rend not thy plumage off, but avert thy heart from it Were there no hostility, that war would be impossible. lladst thou no lust, obedience to the...
Dhammapada
Chapter XVIII: Impurity (248)
O man, know this, that the unrestrained are in a bad state; take care that greediness and vice do not bring thee to grief for a long time!
Book of Enoch
Chapter XCI (4)
And it shall guide you on good paths, And righteousness shall be your companion.
Life of Pythagoras
PYTHAGORIC ETHICAL SENTENCES FROM STOBÆUS, Which are omitted in the Opuscula Mythologica, &c. of Gale. (1)
Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done. Choose rather to be strong in soul than in body.
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (21)
Else let him forbear to come into my warehouse, or he will but deceive his own expectation; for the ware which I have to sell is very precious and...
The Masnavi
Moses and Pharaoh. 1 (1-10)
Destroy your house, and with the treasure hidden in it The treasure lies under it; there is no help for it; Hesitate not to pull it down; do not tarry...
Dhammapada
Chapter XII: Self (158)
Let each man direct himself first to what is proper, then let him teach others; thus a wise man will not suffer.
Dhammapada
Chapter II: On Earnestness (27)
Follow not after vanity, nor after the enjoyment of love and lust! He who is earnest and meditative, obtains ample joy.
Dhammapada
Chapter VI: The Wise Man (Pandita) (84)
If, whether for his own sake, or for the sake of others, a man wishes neither for a son, nor for wealth, nor for lordship, and if he does not wish...
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (18)
Wish that those things which labor ought to precede, may be possessed by you after labor. Be not anxious to please the multitude.
Apocryphon of James
Be Eager for the Word (6)
"Be eager to be saved without being urged. Rather, be fervent on your own and, if possible, outdo even me, for this is how the father will love you.
The Masnavi
The Merchant and his Clever Parrot (1-11)
As to a "man of heart," he takes no hurt, He who gains health from practicing abstinence is safe; The prophet said, "O disciple, though you be bold,...
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. (43)
Only (Reader) I admonish you sincerely; if you will be not in the Way of the Prodigal, or lost Son, returning to his Father again, that you leave my...
Dhammapada
Chapter XXV: The Bhikshu (Mendicant) (379)
Rouse thyself by thyself, examine thyself by thyself, thus self-protected and attentive wilt thou live happily, O Bhikshu!
The Masnavi
The King and his Three Sons (51-60)
Esteem not yourself mere sugar-cane, but real sugar. This outward 'you' is foreign to your real ' you;' Cling to your real self, quit this dual self....
The Masnavi
Moses and Pharaoh. 1 (11-20)
I did not do what they told me for my good; Now house and treasure are lost and my hand is empty." You have taken your house on lease or hired it;...
Dhammapada
Chapter V: The Fool (62)
He himself does not belong to himself; how much less sons and wealth?...
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