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The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 11 (part 3)

“While it thus ensures against evil, it gives happiness in domestic matters and in the enterprises which contribute to prosperity and to the pleasures of a contented life. The proviso is that [paragraph continues] "the instructions must be…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 5)

“Further, I command thee to surrender me the nearest treasure, and I promise thee as a reward the first Piece of gold or silver which I touch with my hands on the first day of every month. Such is my demand. SOLOMON The Spirit's Reply I ca…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 6)

“This he must cast upon the treasure, grasping one of its coins at the same moment as a pledge and a surety, and previously flinging down a piece of his own money bitten by his own teeth, after which he may retire, walking backwards and carr…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 78 (part 1)

“§ 7. Concerning the Mirror of Solomon, suitable for all Kinds of Divination The following process is found in the Grimorium Verum and in some other compilations. It is a mode of divination akin to that given in the preceding section. It…”

The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter X (part 3)

“And it will also be noticed that even to those unfamiliar with the Principle of Vibration, the Positive pole seems to be of a higher degree than the Negative, and readily dominates it. The tendency of Nature is in the direction of the domi…”

Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | Preface-c

“As a young girl of twenty I entered the employment of a woman who I now know must have had a considerable knowledge of occultism obtained during a long residence in India, and concerning which she used to drop hints that I could make nothin…”

Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 19. Methods Of Defence III-c

“Having discerned the type of the force with which he has to deal, he then proceeds to meditate upon its opposite, concentrating upon purity and selflessness if the force be lust; compassion and love, if it be malice; and upon God as the cre…”

The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Fraternity of the Rose Cross-c

“The double-headed eagle, or Phœnix, subtly foreshadows the ultimate androgynous state of the human creature. Rosicrucian alchemy was not concerned with metals alone. Man's own body was the alchemical laboratory, and none could reach Rosic…”

Meister Eckhart's Sermons (Field translation) | IV-a

“TRUE HEARING Ecclesiasticus xxiv. 30 .—“Whoso heareth Me shall not be confounded.” The everlasting and paternal wisdom saith, “Whoso heareth Me is not ashamed.” If he is ashamed of anything he is ashamed of being ashamed. Whoso worketh in…”

Meister Eckhart's Sermons (Field translation) | V-a

“THE SELF-COMMUNICATION OF GOD St John xiv. 23 .—“If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” We read in the Gospels that Our Lord fed many people with five…”

Meister Eckhart's Sermons (Field translation) | V-b

“It is necessary, therefore, for all the creatures which issued forth from God to co-operate earnestly with all their powers to form a Man who may again attain that union with God which Adam enjoyed before he fell, and who may again restore…”

Revelations of Divine Love | Chapter VI-b

“And therefore we may with grace and His help stand in spiritual beholding, with everlasting marvel of this high, overpassing, inestimable Love that Almighty God hath to us of His Goodness. And therefore we may ask of our Lover with reveren…”

Revelations of Divine Love | Chapter VIII

“"In all this I was greatly stirred in charity to my fellow-Christians that they might see and know the same that I saw" And as long as I saw this sight of the plenteous bleeding of the Head I might never cease from these words: Benedicite D…”

Revelations of Divine Love | Chapter IX

“"If I look singularly to myself, I am right nought" Because of the Shewing I am not good but if I love God the better: and in as much as ye love God the better, it is more to you than to me. I say not this to them that be wise, for they wot…”

Revelations of Divine Love | Chapter XXVIII

“"Each brotherly compassion that man hath on his fellow Christians, with charity, it is Christ in him" Thus I saw how Christ hath compassion on us for the cause of sin. And right as I was afore in the [Shewing of the] Passion of Christ fulfi…”

Revelations of Divine Love | Chapter XXXVII

“"In every soul that shall be saved is a Godly Will that never assented to sin, nor ever shall."—"For failing of Love on our part, therefore is all our travail" God brought to my mind that I should sin. And for pleasance that I had in behold…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter X, Section 1a

“p. 36 CHAPTER X. PUNISHMENT. 129. All men tremble at punishment, all men fear death; remember that you are like unto them, and do not kill, nor cause slaughter. 130. All men tremble at punishment, all men love life; remember that thou…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter X, Section 1b

“He who inflicts pain on innocent and harmless persons, will soon come to one of these ten states: [133. See Mahâbhârata XII, 4056. 134. See Childers, s.v. nibbâna, p. 270, and s.v. kâ m so; D'Alwis, Buddhist Nirvâ n a, p. 35. 136.…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter XV, Section 1a

“p. 53 CHAPTER XV. HAPPINESS. 197. Let us live happily then, not hating those who hate us! among men who hate us let us dwell free from hatred! 198. Let us live happily then, free from ailments among the ailing! among men who are ail…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter XV, Section 1b

“loss at game, a losing throw, and occurs in that sense again in verse 252 . The Chinese translation has, 'there is no distress (poison) worse than hate.' A similar verse occurs Mahâbh. S ântip. 175, v. 35. 'Body' for khandha is a free…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter XIX, Section 1b

“(See Lassen, Indische Alterthumskunde, II, 700.) The Chinese Shamen and the Tungusian Shamen come from the same source, though the latter has sometimes been doubted. See Schott, Über die doppelte Bedeutung des Wortes Schamane, in the Philo…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter XXI, Section 1b

“Beal in his translation of the Dhammapada, Introduction, p. 5. Here a stanza is quoted as having been recited by Buddha, in explanation of a similar startling utterance which he had made to Mahâmati: 'Lust, or carnal desire, this is the M…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter XXVI, Section 1c

“405. Him I call indeed a Brâhma n a who finds no fault with other beings, whether feeble or strong, and does not kill nor cause slaughter. 406. Him I call indeed a Brâhma n a who is tolerant with the intolerant, mild with fault-finders,…”

Vajrakkhedika (Diamond Cutter) | Section 1a

“THE VA G RA KKH EDIKÂ OR DIAMOND-CUTTER. ADORATION to the blessed Ârya-pra gñ â-pâramitâ (perfection of wisdom). I. Thus it was heard by me: At one time Bhagavat (the blessed Buddha) dwelt in S râvastî, in the grove of G eta, in the gard…”

The Bhagavad Gita | Chapter V, Section 1b

“For the enjoyments born of contact (between senses and their objects) are, indeed, sources of misery; they have a beginning as well as an end . O son of Kuntî! a wise man feels no pleasure in them. He who even in this world, before his r…”

The Bhagavad Gita | Chapter VI, Section 1b

“That (mental condition), in which the mind restrained by practice of abstraction, ceases to work; in which too, one seeing the self by the self , is pleased in the self; in which one experiences that infinite happiness which transcends the…”

The Bhagavad Gita | Chapter XII, Section 1

“CHAPTER XII. Ar g una said: Of the worshippers, who thus, constantly devoted, meditate on you, and those who (meditate) on the unperceived and indestructible, which best know devotion? The Deity said: Those who being constantly devoted, and…”

The Bhagavad Gita | Chapter XVI, Section 1a

“CHAPTER XVI. Freedom from fear, purity of heart, perseverance in (pursuit of) knowledge and abstraction of mind, gifts , self-restraint , and sacrifice, study of the Vedas, penance, straightforwardness, harmlessness, truth , freedom from a…”

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book I | Sutra 14

“This becomes a firm resting-place, when followed long, persistently, with earnestness. We must seek spiritual life in conformity with the laws of spiritual life, with earnestness, humility, gentle charity, which is an acknowledgment of the…”

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book I | Sutra 32

“Steady application to a principle is the way to put a stop to these. The will, which, in its pristine state, was full of vigour, has been steadily corrupted by self-indulgence, the seeking of moods and sensations for sensation's sake. Hence…”

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book I | Sutra 33

“By sympathy with the happy, compassion for the sorrowful, delight in the holy, disregard of the unholy, the psychic nature moves to gracious peace. When we are wrapped up in ourselves, shrouded with the cloak of our egotism, absorbed in our…”

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book I | Sutra 39

“Or meditative brooding on what is dearest to the heart. Here is a thought which our own day is beginning to grasp: that love is a form of knowledge; that we truly know any thing or any person, by becoming one therewith, in love. Thus love h…”

Gospel of Philip | Section 1d

“When the child is grown, however, then the father turns over all he possesses. THE LOST Those who have gone astray are those born of the spirit. And they are usually lost because of the spirit. So from one single breath of spirit the fir…”

Gospel of Philip | Section 1j

“In the world these are the true people. They are the attendants of the bridal chamber. POWER AND WEAKNESS In this world, power and weakness mingle when man and woman have sex. Joining is different in the eternal realm, though we use the…”

Gospel of Philip | Section 1k

“If you become light, light will share you. If you are of those from above, one of those from above will rest in you. If you become a horse or a donkey or bull or dog or sheep or another animal that is wild or tame, then neither a person n…”

Gospel of Thomas | Logion 14

“Jesus said to them, "If you fast, you will give rise to sin for yourselves; and if you pray, you will be condemned; and if you give alms, you will do harm to your spirits. When you go into any land and walk about in the districts, if they r…”

Gospel of Thomas | Logion 25

“Jesus said, "Love your brother like your soul, guard him like the pupil of your eye."…”

Gospel of Thomas | Logion 26

“Jesus said, "You see the mote in your brother's eye, but you do not see the beam in your own eye. When you cast the beam out of your own eye, then you will see clearly to cast the mote from your brother's eye."…”

Gospel of Thomas | Logion 28

“Jesus said, "I took my place in the midst of the world, and I appeared to them in flesh. I found all of them intoxicated; I found none of them thirsty. And my soul became afflicted for the sons of men, because they are blind in their hearts…”

Gospel of Thomas | Logion 95

“Jesus said, "If you have money, do not lend it at interest, but give it to one from whom you will not get it back."…”

Orphic Hymns | Hymn XL. THE CERALIAN MOTHER

“XL. TO THE CERALIAN MOTHER. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. CERALIAN queen, of celebrated name, From whom both men, and Gods immortal came; Who widely wand'ring once, oppress'd with grief, In Eleusina's valley found'st relief, p. 173 Discove…”

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 4 (part 1)

“p. 1 THE GOLDEN VERSES OF PYTHAGORAS 1. First worship the Immortal Gods, as they are established and ordained by the Law. 2. Reverence the Oath, and next the Heroes, full of goodness and light. 3. Honour likewise the Terrestrial Dæmon…”

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 6 (part 2)

“38. The love is just which, unattended with injury, aspires after things becoming. 39. Admit nothing as pleasant which is not advantageous. 40. It is better to be governed by, than to govern, the stupid. 41. Not argument but calamity…”

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 10 (part 2)

“It is not proper to despise those things of which we shall be in want after the dissolution of the body. 36. You should not ask of divinity that which, when you have obtained, you will not perpetually possess. 37. Accustom your soul aft…”

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 10 (part 3)

“Speak not of God to every man. 79. It is dangerous and the danger is not small, to speak of God even things which are true. 80. A true assertion respecting God is an assertion of God. p. 61 81. You should not dare to speak of God to…”

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 11

“p. 62 PYTHAGOREAN SENTENCES FROM THE PROTREPTICS OF IAMBLICHUS 1. As we live through soul, it must be said that by the virtue of this we live well; just as because we see through the eyes, we see well through the virtue of these. 2. It must…”

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 12 (part 4)

“79 But this knowledge is the business of no other art and science than the Pythagorean philosophy alone, which in a transcendent degree honours disciplines before everything else. SYMBOL 15. Having departed from your house, turn not back;…”

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 12 (part 6)

“The precept, therefore, admonishes us when we philosophize, and Proceed in the way pointed out, to fly from the snares of, and avoid all connection with, things corporeal and multifarious, but to become familiar with the essence of the inco…”

Tao Te Ching | Chapter 8

“The highest excellence is like (that of) water. The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things, and in its occupying, without striving (to the contrary), the low place which all men dislike. Hence (its way) is near to (that of…”

Tao Te Ching | Chapter 10

“When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating. When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy, he can become as a (tender) b…”

Tao Te Ching | Chapter 27

“The skilful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels or footsteps; the skilful speaker says nothing that can be found fault with or blamed; the skilful reckoner uses no tallies; the skilful closer needs no bolts or bars, while to open what…”

Tao Te Ching | Chapter 49

“The sage has no invariable mind of his own; he makes the mind of the people his mind. To those who are good (to me), I am good; and to those who are not good (to me), I am also good;--and thus (all) get to be good. To those who are sincere…”

Tao Te Ching | Chapter 79

“When a reconciliation is effected (between two parties) after a great animosity, there is sure to be a grudge remaining (in the mind of the one who was wrong). And how can this be beneficial (to the other)? Therefore (to guard against this)…”

Tao Te Ching | Chapter 81

“Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere. Those who are skilled (in the Tao) do not dispute (about it); the disputatious are not skilled in it. Those who know (the Tao) are not extensively learned; the extensively learned do n…”

The Writings of Chuang Tzu (Inner Chapters) | Book IV (part 1)

“p. 203 BOOK IV. PART I. SECTION IV. Zän Kien Shih, or 'Man in the World, Associated with other Men 1 .' 1. Yen Hui 2 went to see Kung-nî 3 , and asked leave to take his departure. 'Where are you going to?' asked the Master. 'I will g…”

The Writings of Chuang Tzu (Inner Chapters) | Book IV (part 5)

“They know that there is no alternative to their acting as they do, and rest in it as what is appointed; and this is the highest achievement of virtue. He who is in the position of a minister or of a son has indeed to do what he cannot but…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 7 (part 3)

“xi.) that the Prisse papyrus was copied about the period of the XVIIth dynasty and that the works in it only date from the XIIth dynasty; but many Egyptologists assign the composition of the work to the age of Assa. See Wiedemann, Aegyptis…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 20 (part 8)

“I have made Osiris, the overlord of the netherworld, to be victorious over his enemies; and I have carried away all his foes to the place of slaughter in the East; they shall never come forth from the durance of the god Seb therein. (79) I…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 38 (part 2)

“(16) Hail, Strider, who comest forth from Bast, I have not been an eavesdropper. (17) Hail, Aaati, who comest forth from Annu, I have not set my lips in motion against any man. (18) Hail, thou god of two-fold evil, who comest forth from A…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 38 (part 3)

“. . . . . . I have not behaved myself with arrogance (?). (40) Hail, Neheb-kau, who comest forth from thy city, I have not been overweeningly proud. (40) Hail, Tcheser-tep, who comest forth from thy hiding place, I have never magnif…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 38 (part 4)

“I am pure, in my fore-parts have I been made clean, and in my hinder parts have I (19) been purified; my reins have been bathed in the Pool of right and truth, and no member of my body was wanting. I have been purified in the pool of the s…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 43 (part 65)

“In the Journal de Paris , 15 Mars, 1871; and in the Academy , Aug. 1, No. 29, p. 386, 1871. 7. L'Égyptologie , Série I., tt. i., ii., Chalons-sur-Saône and Paris, 40., 1876-78. This work contains the hieratic text divided into sectio…”

The Egyptian Heaven and Hell | Chapter 5 (part 8)

“This result Thoth announces to the gods in the following words, "In very truth the heart of Osiris hath been weighed, and his soul hath stood as a witness for him; its case is right (i.e., it hath been found true by trial) in the Great Bala…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter I-b

“Sometimes an old man, standing upon the brink of eternity, might reveal to a chosen few the oracle of his long-past youth. The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter II-a

“THE FAMILY ALTAR Pre-natal Influence. Early Religious Teaching. The Function of the Aged. Woman, Marriage and the Family. Loyalty, Hospitality, Friendship. The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter II-d

“Names of any dignity or importance must be conferred by the old men, and especially so if they have any spiritual significance; as Sacred Cloud, Mysterious Night, Spirit Woman, and the like. Such a name was sometimes borne by three generat…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter II-e

“Each is vowed to die for the other, if need be, and nothing is denied the brother-friend, but neither is anything required that is not in accord with the highest conceptions of the Indian mind.…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter III-d

“After silent prayer, each medicine-man in turn addressed himself to his charge, exhorting him to observe all the rules of the order under the eye of the Mysterious One, and instructing him in his duty toward his fellow-man and toward the Ru…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter IV-a

“BARBARISM AND THE MORAL CODE Silence the Corner-Stone of Character. Basic Ideas of Morality. “Give All or Nothing!” Rules of Honorable Warfare. An Indian Conception of Courage. Long before I ever heard of Christ, or saw a white man, I h…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter IV-c

“It was considered a high honor among us to have won some distinction in war and the chase, and above all to have been invited to a seat in the council, before one had spoken to any girl save his own sister. It was our belief that the love…”

Plato: Phaedo | Section 1ap

“In any way that you like; only you must get hold of me, and take care that I do not walk away from you. Then he turned to us, and added with a smile: I cannot make Crito believe that I am the same Socrates who have been talking and conduct…”

Plato: Phaedrus | Section 1e

“Many lovers too have loved the person of a youth before they knew his character or his belongings; so that when their passion has passed away, there is no knowing whether they will continue to be his friends; whereas, in the case of non-lov…”

Plato: Republic | Section 1i

“No, my friend, and they have seldom, if ever, heard free and noble sentiments; such as men utter when they are earnestly and by every means in their power seeking after truth for the sake of knowledge, while they look coldly on the subtleti…”

Plato: Republic | Section 1r

“There you are right, he said, since we have made them to share in all things like the men. Well, I said, and you would agree (would you not?) that what has been said about the State and the government is not a mere dream, and although diff…”

Plato: Symposium | Section 1j

“And on the same principle he who gives himself to a lover because he is a good man, and in the hope that he will be improved by his company, shows himself to be virtuous, even though the object of his affection turn out to be a villain, and…”

Plato: Symposium | Section 1r

“In the first place he is a poet (and here, like Eryximachus, I magnify my art), and he is also the source of poesy in others, which he could not be if he were not himself a poet. And at the touch of him every one becomes a poet, even thoug…”

Plato: Symposium | Section 1ah

“Yet at a festival he was the only person who had any real powers of enjoyment; though not willing to drink, he could if compelled beat us all at that,-wonderful to relate! no human being had ever seen Socrates drunk; and his powers, if I a…”

The Kalevala | Rune VII-c

“Thereupon she hastens homeward, Hastens to her mother's dwelling, These the words the maiden utters: "I have heard a wail from ocean, Heard a weeping from the sea-coast, On the shore some one lamenting." Louhi, hostess of Pohyola, Ancient,…”

The Kalevala | Rune XVI-e

“In Manala lived a woman, In the kingdom of Tuoni, Evil witch and toothless wizard, Spinner of the threads of iron, Moulder of the bands of copper, Weaver of a hundred fish-nets, Of a thousand nets of copper, Spinning in the days of summer,…”

The Kalevala | Rune XX-h

“Stronger grew the beer imprisoned In the copper-banded vessels, Locked behind the copper faucets, Boiled, and foamed, and sang, and murmured: "If ye do not bring a singer, That will sing my worth immortal, That will sing my praise deserving…”

The Kalevala | Rune XXIII-i

“'Bring thou beer to give my sister, Quench her thirst and cheer her spirits.' "Full of envy, brought the sister Only water filled with evil, Water for the infant's eyelids, Soap and water from the bath-room. "To his wife the brother whispe…”

The Kalevala | Rune L-d

“Spake the wife of old Ruotus: 'Occupied are all the chambers, All the bath-rooms near the reed-brook; In the mount of fire are couches, Is a stable, in the forest, For the flaming horse of Hisi; In the stable is a manger, Fitting birth-plac…”

Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 44

“Section 11 11. We shall perhaps be told that in such a state the man is no longer alive: we answer that these people show themselves equally unable to understand his inner life and his happiness. If this does not satisfy them, we must ask t…”

Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 48

“Section 15 15. But suppose two wise men, one of them possessing all that is supposed to be naturally welcome, while the other meets only with the very reverse: do we assert that they have an equal happiness? We do, if they are equally wise.…”

Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 167

“Section 11 11. Now, in the first place, if the Soul has not actually come down but has illuminated the darkness, how can it truly be said to have declined? The outflow from it of something in the nature of light does not justify the asserti…”

Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 418

“Section 2 2. Let every soul recall, then, at the outset the truth that soul is the author of all living things, that it has breathed the life into them all, whatever is nourished by earth and sea, all the creatures of the air, the divine st…”

Corpus Hermeticum 1: Poimandres | Section 1f

“All this befell me from my Mind, that is Man-Shepherd, Word (Logos) of all masterhood, by whom being God-inspired I came unto the Plain of Truth. Wherefore with all my soul and strength thanksgiving give I unto Father-God. 31. Holy art T…”

Corpus Hermeticum 10: The Sermon on the Mount | Section 1e

“And for this cause is water poured around earth, to be a guard and wall, to keep the blazing of the fire away. But mind, the swiftest thing of all divine outthinkings, and swifter than all elements, hath for its body fire. For mind being…”

Corpus Hermeticum 13: The Discourse of Hermes to Tat | Section 1c

“Gnosis of God hath come to us, and when this comes, my son, Not-knowing is cast out. Gnosis of Joy hath come to us, and on its coming, son, Sorrow will flee away to them who give it room. The Power that follows Joy do I invoke, thy Self-c…”

The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XXXIX

“XXXIX. The Abode of the Righteous and of the Elect One: the Praises of the Blessed . CHAPTER XXXIX. 1. [ And it †shall come to pass in those days that elect and holy children †will descend from the high heaven, and their seed †will become o…”

The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XCVIII

“XCVIII. Self-indulgence of Sinners: Sin originated by Man: all Sin recorded in Heaven: Woes for the Sinners . CHAPTER XCVIII. 1. And now I swear unto you, to the wise and to the foolish, For ye shall have manifold experiences on the earth.…”

The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XCIX

“XCIX. Woes pronounced on the Godless, the Lawbreakers: evil Plight of Sinners in the last Days: further Woes . CHAPTER XCIX. 1. Woe to you who work godlessness, And glory in lying and extol them: Ye shall perish, and no happy life shall be…”

The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1b

“Hail to the giver! | a guest has come; Where shall the stranger sit? Swift shall he be who, | with swords shall try The proof of his might to make. [1. This stanza is quoted by Snorri, the second line being omitted in most of the Prose…”

The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1d

“Forth shall one go, | nor stay as a guest In a single spot forever; p. 36 Love becomes loathing | if long one sits By the hearth in another's home. 36. Better a house, | though a hut it be, A man is master at home; A pair of goats | and…”

The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1l

“| and hear thou my rede,- Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: I bid thee be wary, | but be not fearful; (Beware most with ale or another's wife, And third beware | lest a thief outwit thee.) [129. Line 5 is a…”

Gnostic John the Baptizer — Some Typical Extracts | Section 14

“That the Mandæan religion preserves echoes of a wealth of ancient mythical elements found in Iranian, Babylonian and Semitic traditions is evident on all hands. A process of syncretism had presumably gone on for generations before an impuls…”

Gnostic John the Baptizer — Some Typical Extracts | Section 17

“My sons! See that you are not hinters and that your eyes make no suggestions [sc. to women]. For the hinters and wink-givers will be assigned to the guard-stations. To the guard-stations will they be assigned and be judged with stern justic…”

The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | INTRODUCTION-g

“His extraordinary memory and his eloquence caused great astonishment; and the fame of Bruno reached the ears of King Henry III., who sent for him to the Court, and being filled with admiration of his learning, he offered him a substantial s…”

The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | INTRODUCTION-j

“The body is in the soul, the soul is in the mind, the mind is in God. The life of the soul is the true life of the man. Of all his various faculties, that which rules all, that which exalts our nature, is Thought. By means of it we rise…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXX, Section 1b

“And may we be such as those who bring on p. 34 this great renovation, and make this world progressive, (till its perfection shall have been reached). (As) the Ahuras of Mazda 1 (even) may we be; (yea, like Thyself), in helpful readiness t…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXXIV, Section 1a

“1. As to those (three gifts of blessings), Immortality, the Righteous Order, and the (established) Kingdom of Welfare, which Thou, O Mazda! hast given through (holy) deeds, words, and the sacrifice unto these (Thy servants here in my sigh…”

The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN-q

“And we were thrown into a state of stupor, and while we were thus, the demon who owns this Castle slew all our husbands, and took from us our horses, and our raiment, and our gold, and our silver; and the corpses of our husbands are still i…”

The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY XVI-a

“'Ali's Forbearance. 'Ali, the "Lion of God," was once engaged in conflict with a Magian chief, and in the midst of the struggle the Magian spat in his face. 'Ali, instead of taking vengeance on him, at once dropped his sword, to the Magia…”