The chief difficulty which prevents men of science from believing in divine as well as in nature Spirits is their materialism.
H. P. BlavatskyBut the first differentiation of its reflection in the manifested World is purely Spiritual, and the Beings generated in it are not endowed with a consciousness that has any relation to the one we conceive of.
H. P. BlavatskyBe humble, if thou would'st attain to wisdom. Be humbler still, when wisdom thou hast mastered.
H. P. BlavatskyDonkeys have the courage to bray after the death of a lion. (not meant to glorify carnivorous practice).
H. P. BlavatskyNothing of that which is conducive to help man, collectively or individually, to live not "happily" but less unhappily in this world, ought to be indifferent to the Theosophist-Occultist. It is no concern of his whether his help benefits a man in his worldly or spiritual progress; his first duty is to be ever ready to help if he can, without stopping to philosophize.
H. P. Blavatsky