“Above all, worship the gods.”
In primis venerare Deos.
Book I, line 338 (tr. Fairclough)
Georgics (29 BC)
In the presidential debate held by TV Bandeirantes on 9 August 2018. Primeiro debate da eleição 2018 reúne 8 presidenciáveis por mais de 3 horas na TV https://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2018/noticia/2018/08/10/primeiro-debate-da-eleicao-2018-reune-8-presidenciaveis-por-mais-de-3-horas-na-tv.ghtml. G1 (10 August 2018).
“Above all, worship the gods.”
In primis venerare Deos.
Book I, line 338 (tr. Fairclough)
Georgics (29 BC)
“Above and before all things, worship GOD!”
Pythagoras (-585–-495 BC) ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher
As quoted in The Sayings of the Wise: Or, Food for Thought: A Book of Moral Wisdom, Gathered from the Ancient Philosophers (1555) by William Baldwin [1908 edition]
Variant translation: Honor first the immortal gods, in the manner prescribed, and respect the oath.
Next, honor the reverent heroes and the spirits of the dead by making the traditional sacrifices.
Honor your parents and your relatives. As for others, befriend whoever excels in virtue.
Yield to kind words and helpful deeds, and do not hate your friend for a trifling fault as you are able. For ability is near to necessity.
As quoted in Divine Harmony: The Life and Teachings of Pythagoras by John Strohmeier and Peter Westbrook. (1999) ISBN 0-9653774-5-8
The Golden Verses
“By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average.”
James C. Collins (1958) American business consultant and writer
Source: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
“There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.”
Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican scholastic philosopher of the Roman Catholic Church
“Above all things I wish God's glory and next the queen's safety.”
Francis Walsingham (1532–1590) English spy, diplomat and politician
Letter to the Earl of Leicester (April 1571), quoted in John Cooper, The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I (2011), p. 64
Richard I of England (1157–1199) English king
Richard on King Philip II of France's early departure from the Third Crusade; God's War - Tyerman (from primary source)
“Although grace comes from above, that is not to say that everyone has the ability to accept to it.”
Halldór Laxness (1902–1998) Icelandic author
Heimsljós (World Light) (1940), Book Two: The Palace of the Summerland
José Luís Mumbiela Sierra (1969) Spanish bishop
The Bishop of Almaty: "The Pope's visit to this land will bear many fruits" http://www.fides.org/en/news/72045-ASIA_KAZAKHSTAN_The_Bishop_of_Almaty_The_Pope_s_visit_to_this_land_will_bear_many_fruits (25 April 2022)