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Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (341)
He whom you serve because of honor, you have served for a wage.
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter I: Preface. the Author's Object. the Utility of Written Compositions. (11)
We must, as far as we can, imitate the Lord.I And he will do so, who complies with the will of God, receiving freely, giving freely, and receiving as ...
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (4)
Honor God above all things, that he may rule over you. Whatever you honor above all things, that which you so honor will have dominion over you. But...
Theologia Germanica
Chapter XXXVIII (38.2)
Christ did not lead such a life as His for the sake of reward, but out of love; and love maketh such a life light and taketh away all its hardships, s...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LXX. Greeks Desire to See Jesus—he Foresees His Death: "now Is My Soul Troubled"—faith Exalted, Prayer Extolled—"i Am Come a Light Into the World.... to Save the World" (5)
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor.
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LVII. Sermon in Parables (continued): the Unjust Steward, the Rich Man and Lazarus—"ye Cannot Serve God and Mammon" (10)
Ye cannot serve God and mammon....
Bhagavad Gita
Sankhya Yoga (2.35)
Moreover, those great warriors from whom you received honor formerly would think that you turned away from battle out of fear, and regard you with lit...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LVIII. Sermon in Parables (concluded): Offences, Forgiveness, Faith, Master and Servant, Martha, Mary, Lazarus: "lazarus, Come Forth"—"i Am the Resurrection"—jews Take Counsel to Kill Jesus (7)
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 19: Of the Entering of the Souls to God, and of the wicked Souls Entering into Perdition. Of the Gate of the Body's Breaking off [or Parting] from the Soul. (56)
O! hear thou Priest, there belongs neither Gold nor Money, nor any self-chosen Holiness about it; there is a very worthy Champion which assists the...
Dhammapada
Chapter XIV: The Buddha (The Awakened) (195-196)
He who pays homage to those who deserve homage, whether the awakened (Buddha) or their disciples, those who have overcome the host (of evils), and...
Chuang Tzu
Man Among Men. (4)
Shall then such a one trouble whether man visits him with evil or with good? Man indeed regards him as a child; and this is to be a servant of God. "H...
The Conference of the Birds
Question of the Twelfth Bird (3)
A king gave a robe of honour to a slave, who went away very pleased with himself. As he walked along, the dust of the street settled on him, and he...
Dhammapada
Chapter VIII: The Thousands (106)
If a man for a hundred years sacrifice month after month with a thousand, and if he but for one moment pay homage to a man whose soul is grounded (in...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
XLVI. A Woman's Accusers Shamed—christ Confutes the Jews—"i Am the Light of the World"—"the Truth Shall Make You Free"—"i Seek Not Mine Own Glory"—"before Abraham Was, I Am"—he Eludes the Mob (43)
If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that honoreth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: yet ye have not known him: but I know...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
XV. The Sermon on the Mount (continued): Almsgiving, the Lord's Prayer, Forgiving, Treasures, God or Mammon, Sufficient unto the Day (11)
Ye cannot serve God and mammon....
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LVIII. Sermon in Parables (concluded): Offences, Forgiveness, Faith, Master and Servant, Martha, Mary, Lazarus: "lazarus, Come Forth"—"i Am the Resurrection"—jews Take Counsel to Kill Jesus (8)
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our d...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter I: Preface. the Author's Object. the Utility of Written Compositions. (10)
He who addresses those who are present before him, both tests them by time, and judges by his judgment, and from the others distinguishes him who can...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter VII: What Sort of Prayer the Gnostic Employs, and How It iS Heard By God. (19)
Consequently those who render the most free and kingly service, which is the result of a pious mind and of knowledge, are servants and attendants of...
Three Steles of Seth
The Third Stele of Seth (26)
For you commanded us, you who are our superior, to glorify you as best we can.
Divine Comedy
Paradiso: Canto V (2)
Now wilt thou see, if thence thou reasonest, The high worth of a vow, if it he made So that when thou consentest God consents: For, closing between...
Dhammapada
Chapter VIII: The Thousands (108)
Whatever a man sacrifice in this world as an offering or as an oblation for a whole year in order to gain merit, the whole of it is not worth a...
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