We see individuals and nations losing all that is of real and lasting value, in order to grasp things which they cannot keep and whose value is fictitious and uncertain. Mere exhortations will not suffice. The Theosophical movement is a titanic force poured into modern society and it touches life at all points, awakening man to new activity on every plane. The Theosophical Society will permeate the great mass of intelligent people with its noble ideals. The ethics of Theosophy are the essence and cream of the world's ethics.
Theosophy alone can eradicate the selfishness ingrained in Western nations.
These quotations show what H. P. Blavatsky thought of the mission of Theosophy, and the following show how strongly she insisted on altruism as the indispensable quality of the aspirant to Wisdom. Self-Knowledge is of loving deeds the child. We have never attained or even understood the powers of the human heart. Self-sacrifice is the highest standard of Theosophy. The first of the Theosophical duties is to do one's duty by all men.