Quotes from Manly Hall

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

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.

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

Experiences are the chemicals of life with which the philosopher experiments

Moderation is the secret of survival.

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

Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad.

Man's security comes from within himself.

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

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.

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

Suicide thwarts the plan of the entity which sends out the personality. Fortunately, the entity is far beyond the reach of man's destructive tendencies.

In ancient times men fought with their right arms and defended with their left arms... ...the right side of the body was considered masculine and the left side feminine.

It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.

There is no place for little minds in a great work

When the mob governs, man is ruled by ignorance; when the church governs, he is ruled by superstition; and when the state governs, he is ruled by fear. Before men can live together in harmony and understanding, ignorance must be transmuted into wisdom, superstition into an illuminated faith, and fear into love.