Philosophical Sayings

422 sayings found from the Ancient era

But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

— Jesus Christ c. 30-33 CE
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The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

— Jesus Christ c. 30-33 CE
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If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.

— Jesus Christ c. 30-33 CE
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Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.

— Jesus Christ c. 30-33 CE
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Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

— Jesus Christ c. 30-33 CE
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He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.

— Jesus Christ c. 30-33 CE
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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

— Jesus Christ c. 30-33 CE
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Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

— Jesus Christ c. 30-33 CE
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Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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If the problem can be solved, why worry? If the problem cannot be solved, worrying will do you no good.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun, and the Truth.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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A jug fills drop by drop.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th-6th Century BCE
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