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“'He who does not hold to his own will always has what he will; for externally he does not get his own way but whatever happens, no matter what it is, gives him quiet satisfaction and he discovers for himself that he has what as they he will. For he does not want things to happen as he wishes; he wants things to have happened as they happened.'”
Dorotheus of Gaza (510–565) said by 565 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When sixty times sixty years and three quarter yugas (of the current yuga) had elapsed, twenty three years had then passed since my birth.”
Aryabhata (476–550) said by 550 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: quoted in : Bhaskar Kamble, The Imperishable Seed: How Hindu Mathematics Changed the World and why this History was Erased, Garuda Prakashan Private Limited, 2022 ISBN 9798885750189
“Karma is the enjoyment of appropriate objects by the five senses of hearing, feeling, seeing, tasting and smelling, assisted by the mind together with the soul. The ingredient in this is a peculiar contact between the organ of sense and its object, and the consciousness of pleasure which arises from that contact is called Kama.”
Vātsyāyana (500–500) said by 500 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana: Translated from the Sanskrit. In seven parts, with preface, introduction, and concluding remarks, Kama Shastra Society of London and Benares, 1883, P. 17
“There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence.”
Benedict of Nursia (480–547) said by 547 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rule of Saint Benedict (516 AD), as edited by Timothy Fry, O. S. B (1981), p. 15
“We believe that it has been brought about by a special dispensation of Divine Providence, that the Frankish Princes should profess the orthodox faith; like the Roman Emperors, in order that they may help this city, whence it took its rise. Persuade them with all earnestness to keep from any friendship and alliance with our most unspeakable enemies, the Lombards.”
Pope Pelagius II (520–590) said by 590 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thou shalt go no further, nor touch the man; go back with all speed.”
Columba (521–597) said by 597 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Adamnan, Life of Saint Columba, Ch. 28: "How an Aquatic Monster was driven off by virtue of the blessed man's prayer". Translated by William Reeves, The Historians of Scotland, vol. 6 (1874)
“Among these [councils] I wish above all to follow and imitate the one whom we know to have been the author of the Council of Chalcedon, and who, in accordance with his name, clearly showed himself to be a member of that lion [Pope Leo I] who came forth from the tribe of Judah, with his lively zeal and faith. (from the encyclical letter Vas electionis, 444)”
Pope Pelagius I (505–561) said by 561 at the latest wikiquote, 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
“If one is able to become deeply aware of the negative consequences of desires, one will not become involved in them. This is what is meant by renouncing desire.”
Zhiyi (538–597) said by 597 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.
“Nothing is more shameful than to fall in with the plans of the enemy.”
Belisarius (505–565) said by 565 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I passed by the sentries on watch near her, and a people desirous of killing me; If they could conceal my murder, being unable to assail me openly.”
Imru' al-Qais (501–544) said by 544 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For when every judgement is the act of hym that judgeth, it behoveth that every man performe hys worke and purpose, not by any forayne or straunge power or facultie, but by his owne proper power, and strength.”
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (480–524) said by 524 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tr. George Colville (1556); 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
“Unless they see their nature, how can people call themselves buddhas? They're liars who deceive others into entering the realm of devils. Unless they see their nature, their preaching of the Twelve-fold Canon is nothing but the preaching of devils. Their allegiance is to Mara, not to the Buddha. Unable to distinguish white from black, how can they escape birth and death?”
Bodhidharma (440–540) said by 540 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pleasant, the eagle on the shore of the sea when it flows; Also pleasant, sea-gulls playing. Pleasant, a horse with gold-enamelled trappings; Also pleasant to be honest in a breach.”
Taliesin (518–599) said by 599 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He who has trembled before the pedagogue's rod will not face the spear willingly.”
Theodoric the Great (454–526) said by 526 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed in Charles Oman, Europe, 476–918, Periods of European History I (New York: Macmillan & Co, 1893) ch. 5, p. 74