“It is only by working the rituals, that any significant degree of understanding can develop. If you wait until you are positive you understand all aspects of the ceremony before beginning to work, you will never begin to work.”
“She wrote me a letter (Joan,1941) asking,"How can I read it?,Its so hard." I told her to start at the beginning and read as far as you can get until you're lost. Then start again at the beginning and keep working through until you can understand the whole book. And thats what she did”
“Think hard before you begin, then enter the work.”
“Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.”
“Don't start working on the solution until you understand the problem.”
“If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development”