אֶהְיֶה ehyeh

India

As long as they live, the perfected ones give up unchastity. They are chaste, set apart, refraining from the vulgar act of sex. I, too, for this day and night will give up unchastity. I will be chaste, set apart, refraining from the vulgar … Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses), AN3.70 21

Because the Self is thus eternal (nitya) and immutable (avikriya), therefore, do thou fight, — do not abstain from fighting. * i. e., the last. The Sruti teaches that reahsation of this truth taught by the the Seh'is the only real thing and… Bhagavad Gita, Gita (Sastri/Sankara) Discourse 2 p.27 ¶26

' He went up to the Great King of Glory, and said : — ' " Do thou, O King, take thine ease ! I will be thy guide." ' Such, Ananda, was the wonderful Adviser who appeared to the Great King of Glory. ' The Great King of Glory was possessed of… Dialogues of the Buddha (Digha Nikaya), DN II XVII. MAHA-SUDASSANA SUTTANTA p.97 ¶319

China & Japan

The Master said, 'I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men.' Analects, Analects 1.16

1. A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons of war may be used with crafty dexterity; (but) the kingdom is made one's own (only) by freedom from action and purpose. 2. How do I know that it is so? By these facts:--In the k… Tao Te Ching, Tao Te Ching 57

In this way I have cultivated myself for one thousand and two hundred years, and my bodily form has undergone no decay V Hwang-Ti twice bowed low with his head to the ground, and said, ‘ In Kwang WMng-jze we have an example of what is calle… Zhuangzi, Chuang Tzu (Legge) 11:4 ¶d

Persia & Islam

Husām collected himself, and, leaning on Sultan Veled, sat up. He then addressed the latter thus: “Be of good cheer, and let not thy heart be dismayed through my departure in the body. In another form, I will ever be near thee still. Thou s… Masnavi, Masnavi I Chapter 7 ¶3

And the king said, ' Bring him to me. I will take him specially for myself/ And when he had spoken with him he said, ' Verily, to-day thou art with us in a permanent place of trust/ [55] He said, * Place me over the treasures of the land ; … The Qur'an, Qur'an (Palmer), Chapter 12 p.225 ¶9

Hebrew & Jewish

Now therefore let us make a league of amity together, and give me now thy daughter to wife: and I will be thy son in law, and will give both thee and her gifts according to thy dignity. Apocrypha (Deuterocanonical books: Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, Maccabees, ...), 1 Maccabees 10:54

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. The Bible (Old and New Testaments), Genesis 17:8

Another meaning of the word is “the presence and existence of a person”; comp. “He died in the presence (pene) [i.e., in the lifetime] of all his brethren” (Gen. xxv. 18); “And in the presence (pene) of all the people I will be glorified” (… The Guide for the Perplexed, Guide Part 1, Chapter 37 ¶2

Greek & Roman

But if another who is present says, You are mistaken; it is not worth while to listen to a certain person, for what does he know? he has only the first principles, and no more? then you are confounded, you grow pale, you cry out immediately… Discourses and Enchiridion, Discourses (Long sel.), In What A Man Ought To Be Exercised Who Has Made Proficiency ¶2b

Thus did he go about giving his orders among the ranks. Passing through the crowd, he came presently on the Cretans, arming round Idomeneus, who was at their head, fierce as a wild boar, while Meriones was bringing up the battalions that we… Iliad, Iliad Book 4 ¶16

Suppose any man shall despise me. Let him look to that himself. But I will look to this, that I be not discovered doing or saying anything deserving of contempt. Shall any man hate me? Let him look to it. But I will be mild and benevolent t… Meditations, Meditations XI.13 (Long)

Hidden streams

able to prepare such a thing, is like saying that you cannot carry ten pounds, but that you are strong enough to carry a hundred pounds. Put to heart, therefore, the true scope and responsibility of your intent. I, myself, again, receive al… The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged, Hermetic Museum I p.129 ¶149

“Perhaps I will be told that I saw imperfectly. Possibly; but I will say that hundreds and thousands of persons have seen and do see what I have, and things more wonderful; has one of all these discovered the secret, or been able to duplica… Isis Unveiled, Isis Unveiled I, Chapter XV ¶100

The inward spiritual figure is this: 10. When God had created Adam, he came into the famine, viz. into the temptation, wherein the soul ought not to eat of the outward kingdom, but of the inward; but seeing it turned itself with its will in… Mysterium Magnum (An Exposition of the First Book of Moses, called Genesis), Mysterium Magnum II p.514 ¶182

Christian

127. A harlot saw this; and she who in the destruction of the city lost all hope of any means of safety, because her faith had conquered, bound a scarlet thread in her window, and thus uplifted a sign of her faith and the banner of the Lord… Exposition of the Christian Faith (De fide, to Gratian), Ambrose, On the Christian Faith, Prefatory Note, Chapter X. ¶6 (3)

Anselm. Since I observe your earnestness and that of those who desire this thing with you, out of love and pious zeal, I will try to the best of my ability with the assistance of God and your prayers, which, when making this request, you ha… Proslogium, Monologium, Gaunilo's Reply, Cur Deus Homo, Anselm, Part 4, CHAPTER II ¶4

If thou lovest the good disciples only, thou hast no grace; [but] rather subdue those that are evil by gentleness. All [sorts of] wounds are not healed by the same medicine. Mitigate [the pain of] cutting by tenderness. Be wise as the serpe… Ante-Nicene Fathers vol. 1: Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus (incl. Against Heresies), Ignatius, To Polycarp (Syriac) 2 ¶1

Modern West

“Well, suddenly I received by post four thousand five hundred roubles. I was speechless with surprise, as you may suppose. Three days later came the promised letter. I have it with me now. You must read it. She offers to be my wife, offers … The Brothers Karamazov, Karamazov Pt I, Bk III, ch. V ¶5

"Where are we?" cried Candide. "The king's children in this country must be well brought up, since they are taught to despise gold and precious stones." Cacambo was as much surprised as Candide. At length they drew near the first house in t… Candide, Candide §17 ¶5

“Sonia! Daughter! Forgive!” he cried, and he tried to hold out his hand to her, but losing his balance, he fell off the sofa, face downwards on the floor. They rushed to pick him up, they put him on the sofa; but he was dying. Sonia with a … Crime and Punishment, C&P Part 2, Chapter 7 ¶23