There are no secrets in life, just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface.

Clyde Phillips, Dexter, s01e02, “Crocodile”

Hermetic quote Phillips Dexter s01e02 Crocodile no secrets in life hidden truths lie beneath surface

Consider also:

  1. “The Lofty Master Arabi says, wrote Gramps, that the meaning of the lexical root J-N-N in Arabic is ‘concealed.’ Jinn isn’t just another created being ontologically placed between man and angel; it is the entirety of the hidden world.”
  2. “Burroughs writes in the introduction to Man at Leisure that ‘perhaps writers are actually readers from hidden books. These books are carefully concealed and surrounded by deadly snares. It is a dangerous expedition to find one of these books and bring back a few words'”
  3. “under the veil of secrecy, dangerous plans and harmful teachings can be accepted just as well as noble intentions and profound knowledge; because not all members themselves are informed of such depraved intentions, which sometimes tend to lie hidden beneath the beautiful façade”
  4. “all who seek to discover through personal vision the secrets in human nature must follow the golden rule of true spiritual science. This golden rule is as follows: For every one step that you take in the pursuit of higher knowledge, take three steps in the perfection of your own character.”
  5. “All of the theological teachings regarding the Life after Death – heavens and hells – contain some truth, but none contain all the truth.”