55 Quotes by Éliphas Lévi

In olden times gold was manufactured by science; nowadays science must be renewed by gold. We have fixed the volatile and we must now volatilize the fixed—in other words, we have materialized spirit, and we must now spiritualize matter.

Everything is possible to him who wills only what is true! Rest in Nature, study, know, then dare; dare to will, dare to act and be silent!

Occult Medicine is essentially sympathetic. Reciprocal affection, or at least real goodwill, must exist between doctor and patient. Syrups and juleps have very little inherent virtue; they are what they become through the mutual opinion of operator and subject; hence homoeopathic medicine dispenses with them and no serious inconvenience follows.

Weak people talk and do not act, strong people act and keep silent.

love is nothing but a desire and an enjoyment,it is mortal.

A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.

Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive.

Passing beauties are only the fugitive reflectios of the eternal.

A chain of iron is less difficult to break than a chain of flowers.