“Wisdom does not depend on mind and memory but on the maturity, purity and perfection of the individual personality. ... Therefore, insights are not passed on through the mind, but - and this particularly - through intuition or inspiration. The degree of wisdom is therefore determined by the state of development of the individual.” MindDoeStatesInspirationIndividualMemoriesMagicPersonalityDependsDevelopmentDegreesPerfectionInsightIntuitionDeterminedMaturityPurityMysticismIndividual Personality Author:Franz Bardon
“It is reported of that prodigy of parts, Monsieur Pascal, that till the decay of his health had impaired his memory, he forgot nothing of what he had done, read, or thought, in any part of his rational age. This is a privilege so little known to most men, that it seems almost incredible to those who, after the ordinary way, measure all others by themselves; but yet, when considered, may help us to enlarge our thoughts towards greater perfections of it, in superior ranks of spirits.” MenWayMayLittlesDoneHelpingSeemsAgeSpiritMemoriesKnownGreaterOrdinaryPerfectionIncrediblesPrivilegeSuperiorsRationalDecayOur ThoughtsProdigiesPascal Book:The Philosophical Works of John Locke Source: The Philosophical Works of John Locke
“Augustine says that we may, out of our dead sins, make stepping stones to rise to the heights of perfection. What did he mean by that? He meant that the memory of our falls may breed in us such a humility, such a distrust of self, such a constant clinging to Christ as we could never have had without the experience of our own weakness.” MayMeanSelfFallChristMemoriesSinHumilityWeaknessStonesPerfectionConstantHeightDistrustClingingStepping StonesAugustine Author:James Stalker