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Passages similar to: Dhammapada — Chapter VI: The Wise Man (Pandita)
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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 that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him.
The Masnavi
The Three Fishes (1-10)
The marks of the wise man, of the half wise, and of the fool. The wise man is he who possesses a torch of his own; That leader is his own director...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XXVII: The Law, Even in Correcting and Punishing, Aims At the Good Of Men. (5)
And to prove that example corrects, he says directly to the purpose: "A clever man, when he seeth the wicked punished, will himself be severely chasti...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XIII: All Sects of Philosophy Contain A Germ of Truth. (4)
Now it is written, "Abundance of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him who is of it." And again, what is said is confirmed more clearly by...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XV: On the Different Kinds of Voluntary Actions, and the Sins Thence Proceeding. (13)
So Abraham was much to be praised, because "he walked as the Lord spake to him." Drawing from this instance, one of the wise men among the Greeks utte...
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (319)
After God, honor a wise man, since he is the servant of God.
The Masnavi
The Man who was Tattooed (21-30)
Every man takes refuge in some form of service, And chooses for himself some asylum; Do thou seek refuge in the shadow of the wise man, Of all forms...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter V: Philosophy the Handmaid of Theology. (2)
"Now," says Solomon, "defend wisdom, and it will exalt thee, and it will shield thee with a crown of pleasure." For when thou hast strengthened...
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (176)
A wise man is a doer of good works after God.
Katha Upanishad
Second Vallī (2)
Yea, the wise prefers the good to the pleasant, but the fool chooses the pleasant through greed and avarice.'...
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (35)
The wise man participates of God. Where that which is wise in you resides, there also is your good. That which is not noxious to the soul, is not...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (7)
My son, accept the education and the teaching. Do not flee from the education and the teaching, but when you are taught, accept (it) with joy. And if...
Katha Upanishad
Fourth Vallī (2)
Wise men only, knowing the nature of what is immortal, do not look for anything stable here among things unstable.'...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter II: The Knowledge of God Can Be Attained Only Through Faith. (1)
"In all thy ways acknowledge her, that she may direct thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble." By these remarks he means to show that our deeds o...
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (51)
The erudite, chaste, and wise soul, is the prophet of the truth of God. Accustom yourself always to look to Divinity. A wise intellect is the mirror...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (54)
Knock on yourself as upon a door, and walk upon yourself as on a straight road. For if you walk on the road, it is impossible for you to go astray....
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.
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (17)
Listen, my son, to my advice. Do not be arrogant in opposition to every good opinion, but take for yourself the side of the divinity of reason. Keep...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (13)
And he crowns himself with ignorance, and takes his seat upon a throne of nescience. For while he is without reason, he leads only himself astray, for...
Teachings of Silvanus
Teachings of Silvanus (88)
Accept the wisdom of Christ, (who is) patient and mild, and guard this, O my son, knowing that God's way is always profitable.
The Masnavi
The Man who was Tattooed (41-50)
If such food be bestowed on the absent, What dainties may not the guest who is present expect? The courtier who attends in the presence of the king...
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