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Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (165f)
Do not deceive anyone, especially him who needs advice.
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (44)
No one is wise who looks downward to the earth. To lie is to deceive in life, and to be deceived.
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (33)
My son, do not have anyone as a friend, but if you do acquire one, do not entrust yourself to him. Entrust yourself to God alone as father and as...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (32)
Do not trust anyone as a friend, for this whole world has come into being deceitfully, and every man is troubled in vain. All things of the world are...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (25)
My son, do not swim in any water, and do not allow yourself to be defiled by strange kinds of knowledge. Certainly you know that the schemes of the...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (29)
Do not put maliciousness in your judgment, for every malicious man harms his heart. For only a foolish man is wont to his destruction, but a wise man...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XV: The Objection to Join the Church on Account of the Diversity of Heresies Answered. (14)
Now, of those who diverge from the truth, some attempt to deceive themselves alone, and some also their neighbours. Those, then, who are called...
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Life and Philosophy of Pythagoras (52)
IX. Offer not your right hand easily to anyone. This warns the disciple to keep his own counsel and not offer wisdom and knowledge (his right hand)...
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...
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (24)
The wise man is always similar to himself. The knowledge and imitation of divinity, are alone sufficient to beatitude. Use lying as poison.
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (15)
Then he that will not take heed and beware of his lies, while he may very well do it, there is no remedy for him neither here nor hereafter: he that...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 25: The Suffering, Dying, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ the Son of God: Also of his Ascension into Heaven, and sitting at the Right-hand of God his Father. The Gate of our Misery; and also the strong Gate of the Divine Power in his Love. (87)
And do not rely upon the Hypocrisy of the Antichrist, he is a Liar, and Covetous, and a Dissembler; he minds only his Idol the Belly, and is a Thief i...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (31)
Have a great number of friends, but not counselors. First, examine your counselor, for do not honor anyone who flatters. Their word, to be sure, is...
Dhammapada
Chapter VI: The Wise Man (Pandita) (76)
If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow...
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (53)
Not that we should deceive and belie one another, and tear the morsel out of others' mouths for very greediness and great covetousness, neither...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter VIII: The Sophistical Arts Useless. (9)
For to cheat one's self of the truth is bad; but to speak the truth, and to hold as our opinions positive realities, is good.
The Masnavi
The Three Fishes (47-55)
The second counsel I gave you was this, namely, 'Be not misguided enough to believe foolish assertions.' O fool, altogether I do not weigh three...
Dhammapada
Chapter XII: Self (166)
Let no one forget his own duty for the sake of another's, however great; let a man, after he has discerned his own duty, be always attentive to his...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 45: A good declaring of some certain deceits that may befall in this work (3)
This deceit of false feeling, and of false knowing following thereon, hath diverse and wonderful variations, after the diversity of states and the...
Gospel of Thomas
Sayings (95)
"If you have money, do not lend it at interest, but give [it] to one from whom you will not get it back."
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (26)
For he casts into your heart evil thoughts as good ones, and hypocrisy in the guise of true wisdom, avidity in the guise of conservative frugality, lo...
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