Ptahhotep Ptah-hotep
c. 24th century BC · Memphis, ancient Egypt
Follow thine heart during thy lifetime; do not more than is commanded thee. Diminish not the time of following the heart; it is abhorred of the soul, that its time [of ease] be taken away.The Instruction of Ptahhotep, the eleventh teaching · in place of the original: the English translation by Battiscombe Gunn (1906)
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A nameless harper
c. 21st century BC · Thebes, ancient Egypt
Give comfort to thy heart,
And let thy heart forget these things;
What is best for thee to do is
To follow thy heart's desire as long as thou livest."The Song of the Harper" · in place of the original: the English translation by E. A. Wallis Budge (1914)
Kabir कबीर
15th century · Varanasi, North India
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty: You do not see that the Real is in your home, and you wander from forest to forest listlessly!Songs of Kabir · in place of the original: the English translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1915)
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