Man's security comes from within himself.

We are the gods of the atoms that make up ourselves but we are also the atoms of the gods that make up the universe.

Symbolism is the language of the Mysteries. By symbols men have ever sought to communicate to each other those thoughts which transcend the limitations of language.

An unhealthy mind, even in a healthy body, will ultimately destroy health.

Khem was an ancient name for the land of Egypt; and both the words alchemy and chemistry are a perpetual reminder of the priority of Egypt's scientific knowledge.

The way of heaven can be known and experienced through the heart.

There is no place for little minds in a great work

Symbols are oracular forms-mysterious patterns creating vortices in the substances of the invisible world.

The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind.

If the infinite had not desired man to be wise, he would not have bestowed upon him the faculty of knowing.

It must be shown that self-seeking is out of fashion, and that the world is moving on to a larger conception of living.

I love people who have a good sense of humor, tell a good story, tell a good joke.

Earnestness is the devotion of all the faculties.

I think America is going to have to think through whether it wants to uplift the political dialogue or advance an approach that divides and, frankly, can lead to violence.

The roaring of the wind is my wife and the stars through the window pane are my children.

All artists are self-sacrificing human beings, and to become an artist is nothing but to devote oneself to the subterranean gods.

To walk on the road is a journey; to sit under the tree is a journey! Everything we do is a journey to somewhere!

The schools I went to as a kid made me wary. It was clear to me that everything was a lie except math.

We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we can know a truth that is outside us. But we make ourselves true inside by manifesting the truth as we see it.

The truth, from my perspective, is that the world, indeed, is ending - and is also being reborn. It's been doing that all day, every day, forever.

Writers do not write about a place because they belong there, but because they want to.