"You wish to establish the reign of the elect upon the throne of the prostitute of Babylon? Let the clergy march under your banner in the belief always that they march under the banner of the Apostolic Keys.. The fisher of fishes will become a fisher of men. You will bring yourselves as friends around the Apostolic Chair. You will have fished up a Revolution in Tiara and Cope, marching with Cross and banner a Revolution which it will need but to be spurred on a little to put the four quarters of the world on fire. Let each act of your life tend then to discover the Philosopher's Stone.. That of the secret societies will be accomplished for the most simple of reasons, because it is based on the passions of man.. Let us prepare our arms in the silence of the lodges, dress our batteries, flatter all passions the most evil and the most generous, and all lead us to think that our plans will succeed one day above even our most improbable calculations."

Unknown (1859). The permanent instruction of the Alta Vendita.

An anecdote of the sheep & the wolves

"In ancient times, sheep and wolves were civilised. They grazed grass together and conversed in a brotherly manner. Then one day a great teacher came among the wolves and told them, "You can live not only with grass, but also with meat. Eat the flesh of the sheep, and be immortal!" When the new teaching of the great teacher was applied the wolves began to feed on the sheep. The wolf refused to graze grass, and the sheep's legs grew long.. Thus with the arrival of the teacher the brotherhood and friendship between the wolf and the sheep ended... If any of you think that your life is worthless, you are mistaken. Your life is the greatest treasure in the world. That teacher's teaching was only a delusion... He also said to mankind, "Man lives not only by hard work, but also by wealth." What does money represent? The greatest cause of suffering... So many people have lost their minds from a desire to be rich and if some lose their money, they become insane." (Dunov, 1921)