PoemSome say cavalry and others claim infantry or a fleet of long oars is the supreme sight on the black earth. I say it is the one you love.Sappho570 BC★ 7.1
Scripture · Religious literatureThen a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire: but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.1st Kings 19:11-12538 BC★ 4.5
Scripture · Religious literatureDo not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.Gautama Buddha511 BC★ 4.0
Scripture · Religious literatureBut this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.GodJeremiah 31:33 · 570 BC★ 3.7
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, But we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.SolonPlutarch, Plutarch's Lives · 560 BC★ 3.7
Scripture · Religious literatureHow long will you waver between two opinions?Elijah1st Kings 18:21 · 538 BC★ 3.7
Scripture · Religious literatureThere is a sound of abundance of rain.Elijah1st Kings 18:41 · 538 BC★ 3.7
Scripture · Religious literatureIf you find a man who points out faults and who reproves, follow such a wise person as you would a guide to hidden treasure.Gautama Buddha520 BC★ 2.3
The stars about the lovely moon hide their shining forms when it lights up the earth at its fullest.Sappho570 BC★ 2.2
Scripture · Religious literatureBehold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.GodJeremiah 31:31 · 570 BC★ 2.1
Scripture · Religious literatureCan the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?Jeremiah 13:23570 BC★ 2.0
PoemThe best of all things for earthly men is not to be born and not to see the beams of the bright sun; but if born, then as quickly as possible to pass the gates of Hades, and to lie deep buried.Theognis of MegaraElegies · 545 BC★ 1.9
PoemAdopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock. Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.Theognis of Megara541 BC★ 1.9
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