Emperor Shun
(legendary Chinese emperor, traditionally dated to have ruled c. 2285-2205 BCE)
"A leader should be loved. Who should be feared? The people."
A saying...
Tacitus (c. 56/57-117)
"Many insist that heaven is unconcerned with our births and deaths—is unconcerned, in fact, with human beings—so that the good often suffer,...
Jokul (character set in 9th-century Norway)
"Bad counsel turns out badly."
Saying attributed to Jokul, son of Earl Ingimund of Gotland, in the anonymously-written Saga of...
The Thousand and One Nights
(a large collection of anonymously-authored stories of Indian, Persian and Arabian origin, compiled and edited between the 9th and 15th...
Chief Joseph
(Nez Percé/Nimiipuu leader, c. 1840-1904)
"I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more."
Chief Joseph’s Own Story,...
Jonathan Swift (c. 1667-1745)
"I dare engage, these creatures have their titles and distinctions of honour; they contrive little nests and burrows, that they call...
Benjamin Franklin (c. 1706-1790)
"Men and melons are hard to know."
From Poor Richard’s Almanac by Benjamin Franklin (Seven Treasures Publications, 2008).
The Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE)
"One who would hear
without sneering,
full of trust,
would be freed,
and would reach
those happy worlds
where actions are pure."
...
Tacitus (c. 56/57-117)
"Many insist that heaven is unconcerned with our births and deaths—is unconcerned, in fact, with human beings—so that the good often suffer,...
The Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE)
"All beginnings
are surrounded
by error, as fire
is surrounded by smoke."
This quote is from discourse/chapter 18, verse 48...
The Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE)
"One who would hear
without sneering,
full of trust,
would be freed,
and would reach
those happy worlds
where actions are pure."
...
Emperor Shun
(legendary Chinese emperor, traditionally dated to have ruled c. 2285-2205 BCE)
"A leader should be loved. Who should be feared? The people."
A saying...
Tacitus (c. 56/57-117)
"Many insist that heaven is unconcerned with our births and deaths—is unconcerned, in fact, with human beings—so that the good often suffer,...
The Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE)
"One who would hear
without sneering,
full of trust,
would be freed,
and would reach
those happy worlds
where actions are pure."
...
Emperor Shun
(legendary Chinese emperor, traditionally dated to have ruled c. 2285-2205 BCE)
"A leader should be loved. Who should be feared? The people."
A saying...
Chief Joseph
(Nez Percé/Nimiipuu leader, c. 1840-1904)
"I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more."
Chief Joseph’s Own Story,...
Tacitus (c. 56/57-117)
"Many insist that heaven is unconcerned with our births and deaths—is unconcerned, in fact, with human beings—so that the good often suffer,...
