"Adding the word 'path,' 'quest,' or 'journey ' after the word 'Spiritual ' is like trying to follow a river, stream, or rivulet in the Ocean."—General Theosophy

"Those completely in Hell no longer need to fear Hell; those completely in Heaven no longer need to believe in Heaven."—General Theosophy

“Using only personal willpower to accomplish something is often like performing a long, laborious magic trick which has little or no entertainment value for you or anyone else.”—General Theosophy

“The first Transcendental thing one tries to put into words is the first Transcendental thing one starts to erase.”—General Theosophy

"ADEPTSHIP may be less a matter of having an extraordinary knack for doing extraordinary things in extraordinary ways . . . and more a matter of having at least an ordinary knack for not overdoing the ordinary things which only lead to more ordinariness in life."—General Theosophy

“Doing one's duty is the reason one does not need a reason."—General Theosophy

“It is far less important to have had a lot of motivation in your youth than to still have a little leftover momentum in your old age."—General Theosophy