Manly Hall Society

“In one way or another, we are all Alchemists, continuously seeking to transmute the problems of today into hopes for the future.” ~Manly P. Hall

“The greatest health insurance in the world is a cheerful, generous, and uncritical disposition.” ~Manly P. Hall

“Today to educate the average individual in the problem of health is suicide to the medical profession, because if people do not get sick the doctors will. They will die of worry and malnutrition.” ~Manly P. Hall

“It is not what we are worried about; but the fact that we are worrying that gives us the trouble.” ~Manly P. Hall

“The American nation desperately needs a vision of its own purpose.” ~Manly P. Hall

“The average human being is not on the verge of enlightenment.” ~Manly P. Hall

“Think fewer but better thoughts.” ~Manly P. Hall

“We are simply beating ourselves to death in the effort to try to live.” ~Manly P. Hall

“We cannot afford to take ourselves or other persons so seriously.” ~Manly P. Hall

“Do for yourself that which will make you a better person.” ~Manly P. Hall

“Purpose is man’s way of letting God work through him.” ~Manly P. Hall

“Love is the universal medicine against all the sickness of the world.” ~Manly P. Hall

“This fall we are going to go into another election year. Already the rumblings of it are in the air. A prominent leader rises and makes a speech. His friends tell us that this speech is going to save the nation. His enemies tell us that this speech indicates that it will destroy the nation.” ~Manly P. Hall (1956)

“Neither a matriarchy nor a patriarchy alone can ever rule the world wisely and well, but when these two join forces, then the affairs of the world will be run as wisely as those of the gods.” ~Manly P. Hall

“Stress is present wherever folly controls conduct, and that is just about everywhere.” Manly P. Hall

“If we decide to grow, we must be prepared to change.” ~Manly P. Hall

“There is no greater untruth than a half-truth.” ~Manly P. Hall

“The use of LSD is apt to result in a perfectly horrible nightmare; the nightmare of the individual coming into symbolical contact with the undisciplined subconscious of himself.” ~Manly P. Hall

"We can stand almost anything better than we can stand being ignored." ~Manly P. Hall

“Stress is a realization that something is necessary and no one dares to do it.” ~Manly P. Hall