The destiny of man, as we have said, is to make or create himself ; he is, and he will be, the son of his works, both for time and eternity. All men are called on to compete, but the number of the elect -that is, of those who succeed-is invariably small In other words, the men who are desirous to attain are numbered by multitudes, but the chosen, are few. – Eliphas Levi