You perfect yourself only by contributing to your fellow human beings and the world around.

Edward De Bono, H+ (Plus) A New Religion? [Amazon, Local Library]

Hermetic quote De Bono H+ perfect yourself contributing fellow human beings and world

Consider also:

  1. “All too many people are corks on the sea of life.”
  2. Down on the Farm
  3. “We are not interested in Space. Space holds no appeal to us whatsoever. Humanity has spent hundreds of years trying to find faster ways to get through Space precisely because we hate it so much. Space has no food, no booze, no women, none of the things that make life tolerable. The only reason I put up with Space at all is because I need somewhere to put my stuff.”
  4. “Her beatitude leant forward to her, as if to embrace. The rich presence enveloped her; out of a broken and contrite heart she sighed with joy. On the inhaled breath her splendour glowed again; on the exhaled it passed. She stood alone, at peace. Dawn was in the air; ecce omnia nova facio.”
  5. “If only to keep the supply of food and books flowing in, I would have to fake some sort of participation in a human environment that had never really made much sense.”