If thou would'st have that stream of hard-earn'd knowledge, of Wisdom heaven-born, remain sweet running waters, thou should'st not leave it to become a stagnant pond.
H. P. BlavatskyBe humble, if thou would'st attain to wisdom. Be humbler still, when wisdom thou hast mastered.
H. P. BlavatskyThe chief difficulty which prevents men of science from believing in divine as well as in nature Spirits is their materialism.
H. P. BlavatskyReflect upon the defects of your character: thoroughly realize their evils and the transient pleasures they give you, and firmly will that you shall try your best not to yield to them the next time.
H. P. BlavatskyA solitary ascetic is a symbol of the most cowardly egotism; a hermit who flees from his brothers instead of helping them to carry the burden of life, to work for others, and to put their shoulders to the wheel of social life, is a coward who hides himself when the battle is on, and goes to sleep drunk on an opiate.
H. P. Blavatsky