A biography for Mary Baker Eddyhasn’t been written yet.
“Lulled by stupefying illusions, the world is asleep in the cradle of infancy, dreaming away the hours.”
“To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings.”
“Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin.”
“When angels visit us, we do not hear the rustle of wings, nor feel the feathery touch of the breast of a dove; but we know their presence by the love they create in our hearts.”
“True prayer is not asking God for love; it is learning to love, and to include all mankind in one affection. Prayer is the utilization of the love wherewith He loves us.”
“I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.”
“Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one cannot attain the Science of Life.”
“Health is not a condition of matter, but of Mind.”
“Jealousy is the grave of affection.”
“If Christianity is not scientific, and Science is not of God, then there is no invariable law, and truth becomes an accident.”
“Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal.”
“Give up the belief that mind is, even temporarily, compressed within the skull, and you will quickly become more manly or womanly. You will understand yourself and your Maker better than before.”
“Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love.”
“Each successive period of progress is a period more humane and spiritual. The only logical conclusion is that all is Mind and its manifestation, from the rolling of worlds, in the most subtle ether, to a potato-patch.”
“Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.”
“Disease is an experience of a so-called mortal mind. It is fear made manifest on the body.”
“There should be painless progression, attended by life and peace....Mortals will some day assert their freedom in the name of Almighty God....Dropping their present beliefs, they will recognize harmony and as the spiritual reality and discord as the material unreality. Chapter VII pp. 224 and 228 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures”
“Home is the dearest spot on earth, and it should be the centre, but not the boundary, of the affections.”
“Reject hatred without hating.”
“Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer.”