Literary notes about sage (AI summary)
The word "sage" is deployed in literature as both a title for a wise and learned figure and, at times, as a reference to a healing herb or natural quality. In many works, the sage is portrayed as a revered guide who dispenses wise counsel and serves as a moral compass, whether addressing royal figures and pupils alike ([1], [2], [3]) or subtly influencing the course of events with prudent advice ([4]). Other texts invoke the word in its botanical sense, attributing to sage properties of restoration and clarity ([5], [6]). Thus, its dual usage richly enhances narratives by intertwining the tangible and philosophical aspects of wisdom ([7], [8]).
- We have sat at the feet of the English sage, and learned how dismally different is our destiny.
— from Know the Truth: A Critique on the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jesse Henry Jones - For Falk, as we see in these notes, was not an isolated sage; he had pupils, and to be one of these was to be admitted to the inner mysteries.
— from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster - The Master said, 'A sage it is not mine to see; could I see a man of real talent and virtue, that would satisfy me.'
— from The Analects of Confucius (from the Chinese Classics) by Confucius - And lest negligence might occur on the part of the sons of Kunti, Vidura continually offered them sage advice.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - Distil Sage whilst the flowers be on it, the water strengthens the brain, provokes the menses, helps nature much in all its actions.
— from The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper - The juice of Sage taken in warm water, helps a hoarseness and a cough.
— from The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper - “But I hope for something better.” “What, then?” “Some thunderbolts that will kill people and burn down houses,” returned the Sage seriously.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal - The doctrine of the sage is clearly expressed in the Analects, and amounts only to courtesy and propriety.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis
