The Religions and Philosophies of the East

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John Lane Company, 1911 - 276 страница

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Страница 121 - Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people ': why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even...
Страница 44 - And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, "Fear not; I am the first and the last. I am he that liveth and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Страница 35 - There be three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not : The way of an eagle in the air ; the way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea ; And the way of a man with a maid.
Страница 197 - That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Страница 138 - And your slaves ! See that ye feed them with such food as ye eat yourselves ; and clothe them with the stuff ye wear. And if they commit a fault which ye are not inclined to forgive, then sell them, for they are the servants of the Lord, and are not to be tormented. ' Ye People ! hearken to my speech and comprehend the same. Know that every Moslem is the brother of every other Moslem. All of you are on the same equality...
Страница 90 - All men are my children and, just as I desire for my children that they may enjoy every kind of prosperity and happiness both in this world and in the next, so also I desire the same for all men, you, however, do not grasp this truth to its full extent.
Страница 108 - He frowned, and he turned his back, Because the blind man came to him ! But what assured thee that he would not Be cleansed by the Faith, Or be warned and the warning profit him ? As to him who is wealthy, To him...
Страница 223 - As restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied in the Empire, the people grow poorer and poorer. When the people are subjected to overmuch government, the land is thrown into confusion. When the people are skilled in many cunning arts, strange are the objects of luxury that appear. The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
Страница x - What is good? All that increases the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man. What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness.
Страница 34 - This Soma is a god ; he cures The sharpest ills that man endures. He heals the sick, the sad he cheers, He nerves the weak, dispels their fears, The faint with martial ardour fires, With lofty thoughts the bard inspires, The soul from earth to heaven he lifts ; So great and wondrous are his gifts. Men feel the god within their veins, And cry in loud exulting strains : " "We've quaffed the Soma bright, And are immortal grown ; "We've entered into light, And all the gods have known. "What mortal now...

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