One can only define the unknown by its supposed and supposable relations with the known.

Succeed in not fearing the lion, and the lion will fear you.

In olden times gold was manufactured by science; nowadays science must be renewed by gold. We have fixed the volatile and we must now volatilize the fixed—in other words, we have materialized spirit, and we must now spiritualize matter.

Hermeticism is the science of nature hidden in the hieroglyphics and symbols of the ancient world. It is the search for the principle of life, along with the dream (for those who have not yet achieved it) of accomplishing the great work, that is the reproduction by man of the divine, natural fire which creates and recreates beings.

A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.

Fear is nothing but idleness of the will.

Weak people talk and do not act, strong people act and keep quiet.