Spiritual teaching must always be by symbols. Mary Baker Eddy More Quotes by Mary Baker Eddy More Quotes From Mary Baker Eddy It requires courage to utter truth; for the higher Truth lifts her voice, the louder will error scream, until its inarticulate sound is forever silenced in oblivion Mary Baker Eddy errors voice forever Nothing save divine power is capable of doing so much for man as he can for himself. Mary Baker Eddy divine-power human-nature men You conquer error by denying its verity. Mary Baker Eddy conquer errors As in Jesus' time, so today, tyranny and pride need to be whipped out of the temple, and humility and divine Science to be welcomed in. Mary Baker Eddy pride humility jesus Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one cannot attain the Science of Life. Mary Baker Eddy stability progress civilization Give up the belief that mind is, even temporarily, compressed within the skull, and you will quickly become more manly or womanly. You will understand yourself and your Maker better than before. Mary Baker Eddy giving-up skulls mind In spring, nature is like a thrifty housewife ... taking up the white carpets and putting down the green ones. Mary Baker Eddy nature white spring Reason is the most active human faculty. Mary Baker Eddy faculty active reason Sin makes its own hell, and goodness its own heaven. Mary Baker Eddy karma sin heaven I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art. Mary Baker Eddy quarrels men art Life is real, and death is the illusion. Mary Baker Eddy life-and-death real life-is Prayer is not to be used as a confessional, to cancel sin. Such an error would impede true religion. Sin is forgiven only as it is destroyed by Christ - Truth and Light. Mary Baker Eddy errors light prayer Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow down to a flesh-brush, to flannels, to baths, diet, exercise, and air? Mary Baker Eddy air exercise men Sacrifice self to bless one another, even as God has blessed you. Forget self in laboring for mankind. Mary Baker Eddy sacrifice blessed self We know that a statement proved to be good must be oorrect. New thoughts are constantly obtaining the floor. These two theories - that all is matter, or that all is Mind-will dispute the ground, until one is acknowledged to be the victor. Discussing his campaign, General Grant said: "I propose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer." Science says: All is Mind and Mind's idea. You must fight it out on this line. Matter can afford you no aid. Mary Baker Eddy fighting summer ideas Whatever materializes worship hinders man's spiritual growth and keeps him from demonstrating his power over error. Mary Baker Eddy errors spiritual men True prayer is not asking God for love; it is learning to love, and to include all mankind in one affection. Prayer is the utilization of the love wherewith He loves us. Mary Baker Eddy learning prayer god love If Christianity is not scientific, and Science is not of God, then there is no invariable law, and truth becomes an accident. Mary Baker Eddy truth god law science Each successive period of progress is a period more humane and spiritual. The only logical conclusion is that all is Mind and its manifestation, from the rolling of worlds, in the most subtle ether, to a potato-patch. Mary Baker Eddy more progress spiritual mind
