If the infinite had not desired man to be wise, he would not have bestowed upon him the faculty of knowing. Manly Hall More Quotes by Manly Hall More Quotes From Manly Hall Before our globe had become egg-shaped or round it was a long trail of cosmic dust or fire-mist, moving and writhing like a serpent. This, say the explanations, was the Spirit of God moving on the chaos until its breath had incubated cosmic matter and made it assume the annular shape of a serpent with its tail in its month--emblem of eternity in its spiritual and of our world in its physical sense. Manly Hall dust spiritual moving It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos. Manly Hall boredom self blessing It must be shown that self-seeking is out of fashion, and that the world is moving on to a larger conception of living. Manly Hall fashion self moving Man's security comes from within himself. Manly Hall security men Secret Societies have existed among all peoples, savage and civilized, since the beginning of recorded history... It is beyond question that the secret societies of all ages have exercised a considerable degree of political influence. Manly Hall political secret history It is the exact experience of mathematics. Not merely the adding up of your grocery bill, or the daily uses that we make of number. But the great concept of a universal exactitude, that numbers are an instrument of magic. And by means of them, men can unlock all the wonders of the world. Manly Hall numbers men mean Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad. Manly Hall causes weapons Experiences are the chemicals of life with which the philosopher experiments Manly Hall philosopher experiments chemicals The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind. Manly Hall mankind theory ends The adoration of the sun was one of the earliest and most natural forms of religious expression. Complex modern theologies are merely involvements and amplifications of this simple aboriginal belief. Manly Hall simple expression religious Moderation is the secret of survival. Manly Hall moderation survival secret Philosophy is the science of estimating values. The superiority of any state or substance over another is determined by philosophy. By assigning a position of primary importance to what remains when all that is secondary has been removed, philosophy thus becomes the true index of priority or emphasis in the realm of speculative thought. Manly Hall priorities substance philosophy Suicide thwarts the plan of the entity which sends out the personality. Fortunately, the entity is far beyond the reach of man's destructive tendencies. Manly Hall suicidal suicide men To avoid a future of war, crime, and bankruptcy, the individual must begin to plan his own destiny, and the best source for the necessary information comes down to us through the writings of the ancients. The greatest knowledge of all time should be available ... in a book that would be a monument, not merely a coffin. Manly Hall writing war book The headdresses of the Egyptians have great symbolic and emblematic importance, for they represent the auric bodies of the superhuman intelligences, and are used in the same way that the nimbus, halo, and aureole are used in Christian religious art. Manly Hall religious christian art In ancient times men fought with their right arms and defended with their left arms... ...the right side of the body was considered masculine and the left side feminine. Manly Hall arms body men
