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Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (324)
for you had the man-killing sword not come into being; but when it comes, say with your mind that it does not exist.
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (58)
Do not pierce yourself with the sword of sin. Do not burn yourself, O wretched one, with the fire of lust. Do not surrender yourself to barbarians...
Divine Comedy
Inferno: Canto XXX (7)
"Less shame doth wash away a greater fault," The Master said, "than this of thine has been; Therefore thyself disburden of all sadness, And make accou...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 7: How a man shall have him in this work against all thoughts, and specially against all those that arise of his own curiosity, of cunning, and of natural wit (6)
This word shall be thy shield and thy spear, whether thou ridest on peace or on war. With this word, thou shalt beat on this cloud and this darkness...
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.
The Masnavi
The Faqir and the Hidden Treasure (71-80)
Saying, "The voice told you to place an arrow on the bow, It did not bid you draw the bowstring to the utmost; It did not bid you draw the bow with...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 33: That in this work a soul is cleansed both of his special sins and of the pain of them, and yet how there is no perfect rest in this life (3)
For an it so be that thou mayest have grace to destroy the pain of thine foredone special deeds, in the manner before said—or better if thou better ma...
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter XL (8)
“Come not against me; thou who comest without being called, and who art unknown.”
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...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 34: That God giveth this grace freely without any means, and that it may not be come to with means (4)
Let it be the worker, and you but the sufferer: do but look upon it, and let it alone. Meddle thee not therewith as thou wouldest help it, for dread l...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter III: The Objects of Faith and Hope Perceived By the Mind Alone. (9)
"But it is strongly incumbent to disbelieve the dominant wicked, And as is enjoined by the assurance of our muse, Know by dissecting the utterance...
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Book II (16)
This pain is to be warded off, before it has come.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Book II: Characteristics of Existence in the Intermediate State (24.5)
O nobly-born, at about that time, the fierce wind of karma, terrific and hard to endure, will drive thee [onwards], from behind, in dreadful gusts....
Enuma Elish
Other Accounts: Dragon Myth (REV.4)
"Thou shalt grasp it, and thou shalt [slay] the dragon."
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...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 31 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (18)
(And you, ye assembled throngs!) let not a man of you lend a hearing to Mãthra, or to command of that sinner (ignorant as he is), for home, village,...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter X: The Opinion of the Apostles on Veiling the Mysteries of the Faith. (9)
The greatest safeguard is not to write, but learn; for it is utterly impossible that what is written will not vanish."...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (5)
Oh wretched man, what will you do if you fall into their hands? Protect yourself, lest you be delivered into the hands of your enemies. Entrust...
Bhagavad Gita
Arjuna Viṣhāda Yoga (1.46)
Far better would it be for me if the sons of Dhritarāshtra, weapons in hand, should slay me in the battle, unarmed and unresisting.
Enuma Elish
Tablet IV (16)
"Thy weapon shall never lose its power, it shall crush thy foe
Dhammapada
Chapter XXII: The Downward Course (314)
An evil deed is better left undone, for a man repents of it afterwards; a good deed is better done, for having done it, one does not repent.
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