Selections from Six Great Religions: Confucian, Hebrew, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Mohammedan |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 7
... asked the duty of a son . The Master said : " What weighs on your father and mother is concern for your health . " [ 7 ] Tzu - yu ' asked the duty of a son . The Master said : " To - day a man is called dutiful if he keep his father and ...
... asked the duty of a son . The Master said : " What weighs on your father and mother is concern for your health . " [ 7 ] Tzu - yu ' asked the duty of a son . The Master said : " To - day a man is called dutiful if he keep his father and ...
Page 8
... asked , What is a gentleman ? The Master said : " He puts words into deed first , and sorts what he says to the deed . " [ 14 ] The Master said : " A gentleman is broad and fair : the vulgar are biassed and petty . " [ 15 ] The Master ...
... asked , What is a gentleman ? The Master said : " He puts words into deed first , and sorts what he says to the deed . " [ 14 ] The Master said : " A gentleman is broad and fair : the vulgar are biassed and petty . " [ 15 ] The Master ...
Page 9
... asked whether we can know what is to be ten generations hence . The Master said : " The Yin ' inherited the manners of the Hsia ; the harm and the good that they wrought them is known . The Chou ' inherited the manners of the Yin ; the ...
... asked whether we can know what is to be ten generations hence . The Master said : " The Yin ' inherited the manners of the Hsia ; the harm and the good that they wrought them is known . The Chou ' inherited the manners of the Yin ; the ...
Page 10
... asked : " What is the meaning of : ' Her cunning smiles , Her dimples light , Her lovely eyes , So clear and bright , The ground , not yet With colours dight ' ? The Master said : " Colouring follows groundwork . " " Then does courtesy ...
... asked : " What is the meaning of : ' Her cunning smiles , Her dimples light , Her lovely eyes , So clear and bright , The ground , not yet With colours dight ' ? The Master said : " Colouring follows groundwork . " " Then does courtesy ...
Page 11
... asked how each thing was done . One said : " Who says that the man of Tsou's son has a knowledge of ceremony ? On entering the Great Temple , he asked how each thing was done ! On hearing this , the Master said : " Such is the cere ...
... asked how each thing was done . One said : " Who says that the man of Tsou's son has a knowledge of ceremony ? On entering the Great Temple , he asked how each thing was done ! On hearing this , the Master said : " Such is the cere ...
Common terms and phrases
ancient authorities read Arjuna asked behold bhante birth Blessed body Brahma Sahampati Brahman brethren Buddha thou shalt called cast cessation chariot Chief Musician Christ Confucius deeds Dependent Origination disciples Doctrine doth dwell earth eternal evil exist after death eyes faith father fear Future Buddha give glory Gotama hand hath hear heard heart heaven holy iniquity Israel Jātaka Jehovah Jerusalem Jesus Jetavana Jews karma king light live Lord lovingkindness majesty Māra Master mighty milk-rice mind monk Nāga Nagasena night pass into Nirvana Pharisees praise pray prayer priests Prince Rāma rejoice Reverend Sir righteous Savatthi say unto Selah sensation servant Sheol sing soul spake speak Spirit Subhadda Surely a Buddha Tathāgata thine things thou art thou hast thousand trance truth Tzu-lu unto Jehovah unto thee venerable Ananda verily voice wicked wickedness wilt wisdom word worship Yama
Popular passages
Page 518 - As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Page 572 - Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take ; Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in Heaven above.
Page 397 - What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it ? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Page 273 - Of old hast THOU laid the foundation of the earth : And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but THOU shalt endure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt THOU change them, and they shall be changed : But THOU art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
Page 349 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 391 - And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Page 565 - Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee. Leave, ah leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. All my trust on thee is stayed, All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing.
Page 407 - For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Page 374 - Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
Page 516 - But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.