No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.
All that spirits desire, spirits attain.
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.
Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration.
Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.
If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth.
Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms.
What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?
My brothers, seek counsel of one another, for therein lies the way out of error and futile repentance. The wisdom of the many is your shield against tyranny. For when we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.
He who understands you is greater kin to you than your own brother. For even your own kindred neither understand you nor know your true worth.
Extreme torture is mute, and so we sat silent, petrified, like columns of marble buried under the sand of an earthquake. Neither wished to listen to the other because our heart-threads had become weak and even breathing would have broken them.
For the vision of one man lends not its wings to another man.
Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give.
Many are the places of worship, but few indeed are those who worship in Spirit and in truth.
Love prides itself not only in the one who loves, but also in the beloved.
The shepherd will deny the diseased lamb in fear of the flock.