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Dhammapada
Chapter IX: Evil (125)
If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka I, Khanda 2 (8)
Thus, as a ball of earth is scattered when hitting on a solid stone, will he be scattered who wishes evil to one who knows this, or who persecutes...
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (93)
If a simple man, that cannot place his words handsomely, cometh before him, then he taketh him up short, as if he were a dog; and if the man has any...
Theologia Germanica
Chapter XVII (17.2)
But if any now will excuse himself for sin, by refusing to take what is evil unto himself, and laying the guilt thereof upon the Evil Spirit, and thus...
The Path of Light
Chapter 6: The Perfect Long-Suffering (5)
In heedlessness, wrath, or lust for women and other things beyond their reach, men bring themselves into distress from thorns, lack of food, and the...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XIV: Greek Plagiarism From the Hebrews. (75)
If one, by nature evil, evil does, Let him redeem the time; for such as he Shall by and by due punishment receive."
The Path of Light
Chapter 8: The Perfect Contemplation (2)
If he share in the life of the foolish, a man assuredly goes to hell; if he share it not, he wins hatred; what profits it to have commerce with 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...
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (318)
He who does not harm the soul neither does (so) to man.
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (20)
Now if any one should in drunkenness or fulness fall upon them, and plunge himself into perdition, let him bear his own blame; he has need of a light...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 46 — Ushtavaiti Gatha (8)
But bearing back the (evil will and evil influence of such), let these things come (back) to him in anger. Let that to his body come which holds from ...
The Path of Light
Chapter 6: The Perfect Long-Suffering (10)
It is unmeet for me to hate them that destroy or revile images, sanctuaries, or the Good Law; for the Enlightened and their company thereby take no...
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...
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. (62)
Thus behold, thou false Oppresser of Christ, and Author of all Uproars, Mischief, and Disturbance upon Earth, how many ignorant silly People are...
Book of Jubilees
Chapter XXXVI (9)
And if either of you deviseth evil against his brother, know that from henceforth every one that deviseth evil against his brother will fall into his ...
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (370)
A man who does evil to someone will not be able to worship God.
The Path of Light
Chapter 8: The Perfect Contemplation (3)
It is well to flee from the foolish. If he come in thy way, seek to win him over by kindness, not so as to hold commerce with him, but in a manner of...
The Masnavi
The Harper (12-22)
How can the Pure Hidden Spirit notice faults?" Faults seem so to ignorant creatures, Blasphemy even may be wisdom in the Creator's si ht, If one fault...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 46 — Ushtavaiti Gatha (6)
(And he who leaves him in his guilty error has my curse.) Yea, he who has the power , and will not thus (with stern reproof ) approach him, shall go...
Bundahishn
Chapter XXVIII (6)
Whoever gives that man anything, in whose law (dâd) this saying is established, then the evil spirit is propitiated by him, that is, he has acted by...
Book of Enoch
Chapter XCV (5)
Woe to you who requite your neighbour with evil; For ye shall be requited according to your works.