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“Tum erumpens grex catulorum de cubili laeanae barbarae, tribus, ut lingua eius exprimitur, cyulis, nostra longis navibus.”
Gildas (500–570) said by 570 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“達磨面壁。二祖立雪斷臂云。弟子心未安。乞師安心。磨云。將心來。與汝安。祖云。覓心了不可得。磨云。為汝安心竟。”
Bodhidharma (440–540) said by 540 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Women are hardly ever known in their true light, though they may love men, or become indifferent towards them, may give them delight, or abandon them, or may extract from them all the wealth that they possess.”
Vātsyāyana (500–500) said by 500 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.”
Benedict of Nursia (480–547) said by 547 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“α. Οὔνομά μοι. β. Τί δὲ τοῦτο; α. Πατρὶς δέ μοι. β. Ἐς τί δὲ τοῦτο; α. Κλεινοῦ δ᾽ εἰμὶ γένους. β. Εἰ γὰρ ἀφαυροτάτου; α. Ζήσας δ᾽ ἐνδόξως ἔλιπον βίον. β. Εἰ γὰρ ἀδόξως; α. Κεῖμαι δ᾽ ἐνθάδε νῦν. β. Τίς τίνι ταῦτα λέγεις;”
Paul the Silentiary (520–575) said by 575 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anthologia Palatina, vii, 307, as translated by William Cowper, in W. Hayley, ed. Life, and Posthumous Writings of W. Cowper, Vol. 2 (1803), "An Epitaph"; "Vanities"; "A Nameless Grave
“When the return of the Sun took place from the middle of Aslesha, the solstice was then right. It now takes place from Punarvasu.”
Varāhamihira (505–587) said by 587 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: as quoted in David Frawley, Gods, Sages and Kings: Vedic Secrets of Ancient Civilization, 2000.
“Ζωσίμη ἡ πρὶν ἐοῦσα μόνῳ τῷ σώματι δούλη καὶ τῷ σώματι νῦν εὗρεν ἐλευθερίην.”
Damascius (450–550) said by 550 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: J. A. Symonds Jr., "Epitaph of a Slave", Studies of the Greek Poets (1873), p. 357:
“«عفو از کسانی نیکو است که توانائی انتقام گرفتن دارند.»”
بزرگمهر (450–501) said by 501 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“'Hold fast to indifference in knowledge and believe that everything that concerns us, even the most trivial thing, happens through God’s providence, and you will bear anything that comes upon you without being troubled. '”
Dorotheus of Gaza (510–565) said by 565 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Only virtue's water can wash out the stain in living things.”
Buddhaghoṣa (401–500) said by 500 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Χερσὶ γυναιμανέεσσιν ἐμῆς μὴ ψαῦε φαρέτρης· τόξον ἔχω, σὺ δὲ θύρσον·”
Nonnus (500–500) said by 500 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dionysiaca, bk. 16, 165, trans. W. H. D. Rouse (1940)
“Grammatica magistra verborum, ornatrix humani generis, quae per exercitationem pulcherrimae lectionis antiquorum nos cognoscitur iuvare consiliis. hac non utuntur barbari reges: apud legales dominos manere cognoscitur singularis. arma enim et reliqua gentes habent: sola reperitur eloquentia, quae Romanorum dominis obsecundat.”
Cassiodorus (487–583) said by 583 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“«داروی دردم، اشک‌های سوزان است/ بر بازماندهٔ جای یار گریستن، دردی را می‌آرامد؟»”
امرؤ القیس (501–544) said by 544 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Translates to: Add four to 100, multiply by eight, and then add 62,000. By this rule the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 20,000 can be approached. Thus according to the rule ((4 + 100) × 8 + 62000)/20000 = 62832/20000 = 3.1416, which is accurate to five significant figures.”
Aryabhata (476–550) said by 550 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Arijit Roy The Enigma of Creation and Destruction, Author House, 28 October 2011, p. 27
“Quod regnas minus est quam quod regnare mereris: excedis factis grandia fata tuis.”
Rutilius Claudius Namatianus (400–500) said by 500 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Εἰ δὲ καὶ περὶ τῶν ἀντιπόδων ἐπεξεργαστικώτερον θελήσειέ τις ζητῆσαι, ῥᾳδίως τοὺς γραώδεις μύθους αὐτῶν ἀνακαλύψει.”
Cosmas Indicopleustes (600–550) said by 550 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Topographia Christiana, bk. 1, sec. 20 (tr. J. W. McCrindle, 1897)
“عبدالمطلب من دویست شترم را می‌خواهم که لشگریان تو به غنیمت برده‌اند.”
ابرهه بن صباح (600–570) said by 570 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The number of saints, a synod without desire, From God the divine prophesy. In every tongue they compose, About the earth they were, And so many wisely prophesied Christ, and before he was, they were.”
Taliesin (518–599) said by 599 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.”
Belisarius (505–565) said by 565 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in 100 Decisive Battles : From Ancient Times to the Present (2001) by Paul K. Davis, p. 93; cited to the records of Procopius, in Procopius, Vol. IV, I, pp. 15-16.
“«مروّت آن است که کاری را پنهانی انجام ندهی که در آشکارا از آن شرم داری.»”
خسرو انوشیروان (501–579) said by 579 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I pardon your offence against me. Pray that God also may pardon you.”
Justinian I (482–565) said by 565 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source