WIST Quotations

Shakespeare, William -- Richard II, Act 3, sc. 2, l. 55ff (3.2.55) (1595)

Dave — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:02:16 +0000

KING RICHARD: Not all the water in the rough rude sea
Can wash the balm off from an anointed king.
The breath of worldly men cannot depose
The deputy elected by the Lord.
For every man that Bolingbroke hath pressed
To lift shrewd steel against our golden crown,
God for His Richard hath in heavenly pay
A glorious angel. Then, if angels fight,
Weak men must fall, for heaven still guards the right.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Richard II, Act 3, sc. 2, l. 55ff (3.2.55) (1595)
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Richard makes his case for the Divine Right of Kings. He is then immediately informed that the non-angelic armies he was counting on to fight Bolingbroke aren't coming.

Ibn Arabi -- (Attributed)

Dave — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:58:44 +0000

Angels are souls blown into lights,
Jinn are souls blown into winds,
and Human Beings are souls blown into shapes.

Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240) Arab Andalusian Muslim scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, philosopher [ابن عربي‎‎]
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Bible, Vol. 2. New Testament -- Hebrews 13: 2 [KJV (1611)]

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 18:00:00 +0000

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

[τῆς φιλοξενίας μὴ ἐπιλανθάνεσθε διὰ ταύτης γὰρ ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Hebrews 13: 2 [KJV (1611)]
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(Source (Greek)). Alternate translations:

Remember always to welcome strangers, for by doing this, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
[JB (1966); NJB (1985)]

Remember to welcome strangers in your homes. There were some who did that and welcomed angels without knowing it.
[GNT (1976)]

Don’t neglect to open up your homes to guests, because by doing this some have been hosts to angels without knowing it.
[CEB (2011)]

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
[NRSV (2021 ed.)]