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"All creation is made subject to the laws of nature, but man has been able to conquer these laws." "When we are not captives of nature, when we possess the power to control ourselves, shall we become captives of nature and act according to its exigencies?" "The lower appetites of nature are like kings over men; one must defeat their forces, otherwise he will be defeated by them." (Pt 122; Pup 347; SofW Vol 7 p143) (81:2) "I am astonished that certain philosophers of America and Europe are content to gradually approach the animal world, and so to go backwards; for the tendency of existence must be towards exaltation." (Bwf 306) (81:3) "The conception of annihilation is a factor in human degradation, a cause of human debasement and lowliness, a source of human fear and abjection...; therefore it behooves man to abandon thoughts of non- existence and death which are absolutely imaginary and see himself ever living, everlasting in the divine purpose of his creation." (Bwf 265) (81:4) "Among those matters which require thorough revision and reform is the method of studying the various branches of knowledge and the organization of the academic curriculum. From lack of organization, education has become haphazard and confused. Trifling subjects which should not call for elaboration receive undue attention." (Sdc 105) (81:5) "Many things come to the mind of man which are like the waves of the sea of imaginations; they have no fruit, and no result comes from them." (Saq 292) (81:6) "No system of philosophy has ever been able to change the manners and customs of a people for the better." (Pt 165) (81:7) "All over the world one hears beautiful sayings extolled... But all these sayings are but words and we see very few of them carried into the world of action. On the contrary, we perceive that men are carried away by passion and selfishness, each man thinking only of what will benefit himself even if it means the ruin of his brother." (Pt 79- 80) (81:8) "My hope for you is that you will progress in the world of spirit, as well as in the world of matter; that your intelligence will develop, your knowledge will augment, and your understanding be widened." (Pt 90) (81:9) "Just as human intellects have revealed the secrets of matter... may minds and spirits likewise come into the knowledge of the verities of God, and the realities of the Kingdom be made manifest in human hearts." (Pup 36)
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