Some Gnostic sayings

From the Gospel of Thomas (sayings attributed to Christ)

     "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you.  If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you."

    "You read the face of the sky and of the earth, but you have not recognized the one who is before you, and you do not know how to read this moment."

From the Gospel of Phillip

     "Truth did not come into the world naked, but it came in types and images.  One will not receive truth in any other way."

Elaine Pagels
The Gnostic Gospels