text: what are your thoughts on these ancient egyptian proverbs? all of these were found in ancient egyptian temples.  1. "the best and shortest road towards knowledge of truth [is] nature."    2. "the kingdom of heaven is within you; and whosoever shall know himself shall find it."  3. "man, know thyself ... and thou shalt know the gods."  do you agree or disagree with these and why? 1.  i think this is mostly true because you have to understand the way things are before discovering her things will be.  and i also believe that the universe is governed according to natural law. but i also think that man exalts himself from the animals by his ability to act against his nature, to trust his intellect instead of his base desires and use foresight to predict the future.  without this ability, we could never create laws and governments which are the key to modern civilization.  2.  i've read that buddhists believe that nirvana, their concept closest to heaven, is an internal state of extreme peace, not a place that we go after we die.  if you believe that, then this should be true to you.  while i declare no faith, i do believe that the first key to happiness is understanding your own desires.  3.  with the infinite multiplicity of religious and spiritual beliefs, both culturally and individually, i can only conclude that god(s) are the product of imagination.  many believe, however fallaciously, in a personal god, so i guess the responsibility for determining what is spiritually real lies within the man.  interesting proverbs.  great food for thought.