"It was the question of Solomon, and it argued the supremacie of his wisedom, “What was best for man to do all the... dayes of his vanitie under the sun?” If I wish my selfe so wise as to know this great affaire of life, it is because you are fit to manage it. I will not advise you to pleasures, to build houses, and plant vineyards, to enlarge your private possessions, or to multiplie your gold and silver. These are old errors, like Vitriol to the Stone, so many false receipts which Solomon hath tried before you, “And behold all was vanitie, Eccie. u. and vexation of spirit.”"

"I would have thee know that every day is a year contracted, that every year is a day extended. Anticipate the year in the day and lose not a day in the year. Make use of indeterminate agents till thou canst find a determinate one. The many may wish well but one only loves. Circumferences spread but centres contract: so superiors dissolve and inferiors coagulate. Stand not long in the sun nor long in the shade. Where extremes meet, there look for complexions."

"Philalethes, Eugenius. The Rosicrucian name assumed by one Thomas Vaughan, a mediæval English Occultist and Fire Philosopher. He was a great Alchemist."

"The words “never” and “impossible” ought to be erased from the dictionary of humanity, until the time at least when the great Cabala shall all be solved, and so rejected or accepted. The “Count St. Germain” is, until this very time, a living mystery; and the Rosicrucian Thomas Vaughan another one. p. 45"

"It was well that I quitted it at last and walked again into that clear light which I had foolishly forsaken."

"Hence thou mayst see what my conceptions were, when I began to write; and now I must tell thee, they are still the same, nor hath my long experience weakened them at all, but invincibly confirmed them."

"Look on this life as the Progress of an Essence Royale. The Soul but quits her court to see the country. Heaven hath in it a scene of earth; and had she had bin contented with ideas, she had not travelled beyond the map."

"Ignorance gave this release the name of death, but properly it is the soul's birth and a charter that makes for her liberty."

"It is an age of intellectual slaveries; If they meet any thing extraordinary, they prune it with distinctions, or daub it with false glosses, til it looks like the traditions of Aristotle. His followers are so confident of his principles they seek not to understand what others speak, but to make others speak what they understand."

"Now if I should question any sect (for there is no Communion in Christendom) whither these later intimations drive? They can but return me to the first rudiments, or produce some empty pretense of Spirit."

"They dwell altogether in the face, their endeavors are meer titillations, & their acquaintance with Nature is not at the heart."

"Notwithstanding I acknowledge the schoolmen ingenious: they conceive their principles irregular, and prescribe rules for method, though they want matter."

"Besides, their Aristotle is a poet in text, his principles are but fancies, and they stand more on our concessions, then his bottom."

"Hence it is that his followers, notwithstanding the assistance of so many ages, can fetch nothing out of him but notions: And these indeed they use, as he sayeth Lycophron did his epithets, (Non ut Condimentis, sed ut Cibis) not as spices but as food. Their compositions are a meer tympany of terms."

"The earth which is the visible, natural basis of it represents the gross, carnal parts. The element of water answers to the blood, for in it the pulse of the Great World beats: this most men call the flux and reflux, but they know not the true cause of it. The air is the outward refreshing spirit, where this vast creature breathes though invisibly, yet not altogether insensibly."

"They are things beyond reasoning sensible, practical truths, not mere vagaries and rambles of the brain."

"Be pleased to consider, that obstinacy enslaves the Soul, and clips the wings which God gave Her for flight, and discovery."

"If thou wilt not quit thy Aristotle, let not any prejudice hinder thy further search."

"If thou wilt kick and fling, I shall say with the cardinal: Etiam asinus meus recaldtrat (My ass also kicks up his heels) for I value no man's Censure."

"It is an age wherein truth is near a miscarriage, and it is enough for me that I have appeared thus far for it, in a day of necessity."

"I have now done reader, but how much to my own prejudice, I cannot tell, I am confident this shall not pass without notice... To Conclude: If l have err'd in any thing (and yet I followed the Rules of Creation) I expose it not to the Mercy of Man, but of God who as he is most able so is he most willing to forgive us in the Day of our Accounts"

"I have two admonitions more to the ingenuous, and well-disposed reader. First that he would not slight my endeavors because of my years, which are but few. It is the custom of most men to measure knowledge by the beard, but look thou rather on the Soul, an essence of that Nature, que ad perfectionem suam curricula temporis non defiderat. Secondly, that he would not conclude any thing rashly concerning the subject of this art, for it is a principle not easily apprehended. p. 69"

"“Embrace every man as your very own, And shower your love freely wherever you go.”"

"“What does is matter if I am called a man? In truth, I am the very soul of love, The entire earth is my home, and the universe my country.”"

"“O Cupbearer, let those long divided embrace one another, And through the intoxication of your love, make all mankind truly human.”"

"“I have no friend except my Beloved, I have no work except his love.”"

"“Love has only a beginning, It has no end.”"

"“When the flowers of the church, mosque and temple gather together, Spring will blossom forth in your garden, O Lord.”"

"“All places of worship are symbols of the One Beloved. Bow your head when you see a temple, and salute when you see a mosque.”"

"“We are communing with the moon and the stars, But alas, we have not reached the heart of our neighbor.”"

"The Good Prayer is a password. You can pass everywhere by reading it. When you say "Lord God", you will go through the first door. You will pass through as many doors as there are sentences in it. The Good Prayer is sacred, as originating from God; and the Spirit of God vivifies it every day. Thus it is daily up-dated and never gets old. You shall read the Good Prayer in deep inspiration. You shall call the presence of the Spirit by your praying; you shall be very serene and master your mind. In this way you will form and send out that mighty force, those waves, which will attract the Power of God and will activate the Spirit. Then everyone will receive that gentleness and joy which you seek."

"The Good Prayer and Psalm 91 used together attain such a great spiritual force that they can even save one's life in death strains."

"Nurture our souls with Your Heavenly bread and fill us with Your Power, so that we may succeed in life. And as You give us all Your blessings, supply Your Love as well, so that it may become for us an everlasting law."

"For Yours is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, forever."

"Lord God, our tender Heavenly Father, Who has given us Life and health to rejoice in You - we pray to You: send us Your Spirit to shelter and protect us from every evil and cunning thought."

"The Good Prayer"

"Teach us to do Your Will, to sanctify Your Name and to glorify You always."

"The law is: maintain contact with the Heart of Nature, with the Mind of the Sun and with the Soul of the Universe: there is one Heart in Nature, one Mind in the Sun, one Soul in the Universe, one Spirit in Eternity. And above everything is One God."

"Appraise the Divine within yourselves - your mind, your heart, your soul and your spirit."

"When you say the Lord's Prayer, give the following meaning to the words: Our Father, Who are in our minds, may Your Light come to my mind, so that it will be able to perceive. May Your Will be within all my undertakings, in all my thoughts and feelings, in all my actions. May Your Will be present even in my breathing and in my blood circulation, so that I can serve You in Joy and Love. 'Lead us not into temptation' means: Lord, give us knowledge and wisdom, so that we cannot fall into temptation through our ignorance."

"Enlighten our spirit, guide also our hearts and minds to keep Your commandments and instructions."

"Prayer is an initiation to Divine life; prayer brings bliss."

"Prayer is a Divine impulse. When it comes to you, you should not delay, but enter the secret chamber of your heart and start praying."

"Each one of you is preparing to become a citizen of the Kingdom of God, for which you should have the correct attitude towards God, towards your own soul and towards your neighbors. But you cannot establish these correct attitudes until you have a main idea within yourself."

"Whoever prays from the bottom of their heart will invariably receive an answer!"

"True prayer means the awakening of the Divine within the human being."

"Without prayer a person cannot make progress and learn."

"You should concentrate all your forces on one aim - to develop the Divine in yourself and to give it precedence over the human."

"By Your presence, inspire within us Your pure thoughts and guide us to serve You with joy."

"There is no greater moment than that when one raises one's eyes towards God."