"Not much of a trick is needed to keep busy with petty things; much more of a trick is required to keep un-busy with Everything."—General Theosophy

"Do not just go to church; be One also."—General Theosophy

“Increase what you do not know; decrease what you think you know.”—General Theosophy

“Happy millionaires do not keep company with billionaires.”—General Theosophy

"Fulfilling your life's purpose may sometimes be seriously hindered simply by running into way too many people who are way too willing to listen to you advertise it."—General Theosophy

“When the omniscient, omnipotent gods really watch over you, they do not let you from time to time mistake yourself for one of them.”—General Theosophy

"Everyone needs a philosophical point of view . . . even if it is only used to avoid not studying any more philosophy; everyone needs a Guardian Angel . . . even if it is only used to avoid ever needing an Archangel. . . ."—General Theosophy

"Discipline is the cure for everything one wants to cure; what one does not want to cure is the cure for discipline."—General Theosophy