"The Precepts and Aphorisms, compiled by "H.P.B.," are culled chiefly from Oriental writings considered to embody, in …"

"UTTISHAT! — Rise! Awake! Seek the great Teachers, and attend! The road Is narrow as a knife-edge! Hard to tread! But …"

"The heart which follows the rambling senses leads away his judgment as the wind leads a boat astray upon the waters."

"He who casts off all desires, living free from attachments, and free from egoism, obtains bliss."

"As all earthen vessels made by the potter end in being broken, so is the life of mortals."

"Having tasted the sweetness of illusion and tranquillity, one becomes free from fear, and free from sin, drinking in …"

"False friendship is like a parasitic plant, it kills the tree it embraces."

"Men who have not observed proper discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, perish like old herons in a…"

"As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind."

"To every man that is born, an axe is born in his mouth, by which the fool cuts himself, when speaking bad language."