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and by the use of his Will, and attains a degree of Poise and Mental Firmness almost impossible of belief on the part of the masses who are swung backward and forward like a pendulum.
Matthew Schmitz • The Kybalion (Illustrated): A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
Man is half-angel because he can speak.
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The ancient philosophers believed that no man could live intelligently who did not have a fundamental knowledge of Nature and her laws.
Manly P Hall • The Secret Teachings of All Ages
In one of his lectures, Robert Thurman, a Buddhist scholar, disciple of the Dalai Lama, and director of Tibet House in New York City
Charles Johnson • The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling
In the endless grinding wheels of Nature ancient man recognized power. He realized that there was something greater than himself—a power that was supreme.
Manly Hall • What the Ancient Wisdom Expects of Its Disciples: A Study Concerning the Mystery Schools
"The Art of Hermetic Alchemy,"
Matthew Schmitz • The Kybalion (Illustrated): A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
No creation, physical, mental or spiritual, is possible without this Principle.
Matthew Schmitz • The Kybalion (Illustrated): A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
The priests of the Mysteries were symbolized as a serpent, sometimes called Hydra. From this word we have secured our common word, hydrant.