Sentences of Carpocrates (en)
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Chapter 6 — Sentences of Carpocrates
2:1 Let the opportune moment arrive before your words. [Sextus 160]
2:2 True freedom is to act without fear, for those who act with courage are as
    free as God. [Sextus 309]
2:3 If a path is laid to enslave you, do not walk it; if a thought ensnares you,
    let it go. [Sextus 178]
2:4 That which stifles joy and freedom is the antithesis of God. [Sextus 314]
2:5 One who offers fear sows violence; one who offers love reaps peace. [Sextus
    324]
2:6 Do not speak of God as if you were free, when you still bind yourself to the
    law. [Sextus 173]
2:7 It is better to serve others than to compel others to serve you. [Sextus
    336]
2:8 If a tyrant tries to kill a sage, they are not free of them — they only
    reveal their own ignorance. [Sextus 322]
2:9 The body may be bound to the flesh, but the spirit is free. Even under
    oppression, The Soul cannot be chained. [Sextus 363]
2:10 Faith does not belong to the fearful — it is the freedom of those who dare
     to live freely. [Sextus 170]
2:11 A pleasure seeker is only useless when they hoard pleasure for themselves.
     Seek pleasure in ways that uplift others. [Sextus 172]
2:12 Do not fear speaking of God. Speak boldly, but let your words be rooted in
     love and experience. [Sextus 366]
2:13 What you do not want to be done to you, do not do it yourself. [Sextus 179]
3:1 The flesh is not separate from God but an extension of God. The body is the
    instrument through which we experience divine joy. [Sextus 317]
3:2 When you give, give with joy, for the worth of a gift is not in the giving
    but in the love that accompanies it. [Sextus 329]
3:3 Share not only your bread but your joy. A meal given with love is greater
    than a feast given with obligation. [Sextus 379]
3:4 Feast with joy, but do not let greed consume your soul. Share, and let the
    table be full for all. [Sextus 345]
3:5 You will oversee much wealth if you give to the needy willingly. [Sextus
    330]
3:6 A soul that rejects love flees from God to no avail, for God is universal
    love—freely giving all things equally to all beings. [Sextus 313]
3:7 What you feel inside you, say in your heart: “This is what makes me divine.”
    [Sextus 315]
3:8 Those who claim God is absent have only looked in the wrong places. God is
    revealed in generosity without measure — so give until you have nothing left
    to withhold.” [Sextus 380]
3:9 Speak of God without fear, but let your life be the greatest testimony.
    [Sextus 354]
3:10 A sage acts in harmony with creation, shaping the world through their
     deeds. [Sextus 176]
3:11 A person who walks with God is God among people, and they are the child of
     God. [Sextus 376]
3:12 The love of humanity is the beginning of godliness. [Sextus 371]
3:13 God lacks nothing, yet delights in our generosity, for giving is the
     practice of divinity. [Sextus 382]
4:1 Knowledge directs the soul to the dwelling place of God. [Sextus 167]
4:2 Speak when silence would be cowardice, and remain silent when words would be
    vanity. [Sextus 161]
4:3 To know God is not to worship in fear, but to live in the fullness of life.
    [Sextus 369]
4:4 It is better for you to be vanquished speaking the truth than to vanquish
    others with deception. [Sextus 165]
4:5 A faithful heart knows that the mindfulness in listening is equal to the
    mindfulness in speaking. [Sextus 171]
4:6 When you speak of God, do so as though you stand before the divine, for
    indeed, you always do. [Sextus 355]
4:7 After honoring God, honor the sage, because they are a servant of God.
    [Sextus 319]
4:8 Speak to crowds not with rigid doctrine, but with stories that stir the
    divine within them. Play, laugh, and let them see visions. [Sextus 360]
4:9 It is impossible for a faithful nature to be charmed by lying. [Sextus 169]
4:10 Where your heart is, there also is your treasure. [Sextus 316]
4:11 Share knowledge freely, but let it be understood through love freely given.
     [Sextus 350]
4:12 The ignorance of a student is not their shame, but the failure of their
     teachers to awaken them. [Sextus 174]
4:13 Let the conduct of your life agree with your words spoken before those who
     hear you. [Sextus 177]
5:1 The body thrives when it is embraced and celebrated, for movement is the
    soul’s song made visible. [Sextus 335]
5:2 Do not reject the body as a burden; it is the temple of the soul. Honor it
    and direct it with understanding. [Sextus 320]
5:3 Fear of death arises from an attachment to limitation. The soul’s journey
    continues beyond all boundaries, embracing new experiences. [Sextus 323]
5:4 The body is the soul’s celebration. It is nothing to be ashamed of. Revel in
    its holiness. [Sextus 346]
5:5 Better for a person to possess nothing than to own much while giving nothing
    to the needy. [Sextus 377]
5:6 The one who plots harm against another will be the first to be harmed.
    [Sextus 327]
5:7 A sage is not only learned but embodied. Let knowledge be known in words,
    lived in flesh, and revealed in joy. [Sextus 392]
5:8 If you assume guardianship of orphans, you will become a parent to many; you
    will be beloved of God. [Sextus 340]
5:9 All things are given freely to those who understand that nothing is
    withheld. [Sextus 310]
5:10 One who pretends at faith will fall under the weight of their own
     falsehood, but the one whose heart is true walks on water. [Sextus 325]
5:11 Blessed is the one who leads in good works, inspiring others to follow.
     [Sextus 166]
5:12 If you do not harm anyone, you will be afraid of no one. [Sextus 386]
5:13 The deeds of The Soul are not lost—they accompany It beyond time, bearing
     witness to all It has given. [Sextus 347]
5:14 Let not someone unthankful cause you to stop performing good works. [Sextus
     328]