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Indubitably, magic is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgment and practice than in any other branch of physics.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Any Arts Branch Comprehension Difficult Errors Judgment Magic More Most Opportunity Other Physics Practice Sciences Than

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I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Asked Being Did Good Insulted Manner Memory Refused Understand

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To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Book Gods Mankind Me Message Never Published Should

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The conscience of the world is so guilty that it always assumes that people who investigate heresies must be heretics; just as if a doctor who studies leprosy must be a leper. Indeed, it is only recently that science has been allowed to study anything without reproach.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Allowed Always Anything Assumes Been Conscience Doctor Doctor Who Guilty Indeed Investigate Just Leper Leprosy Must Only People Recently Reproach Science Studies Study Who Without World

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In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Absence Collection Complete Most Talents Virtues Wholly Willpower Worthless

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Modern morality and manners suppress all natural instincts, keep people ignorant of the facts of nature and make them fighting drunk on bogey tales.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Drunk Facts Fighting Ignorant Instincts Keep Make Manners Modern Morality Natural Nature People Suppress Tales Them

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I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: All Night Arms Awakening Corpse Danced Doubt Drank Faith Found Her Morning Night Slept

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Chinese civilisation is so systematic that wild animals have been abolished on principle.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Abolish Animals Been Chinese Civilisation Principle Systematic Wild Wild Animals

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Paganism is wholesome because it faces the facts of life.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Because Faces Facts Life Paganism Wholesome

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If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Bible Go Mad Must Seriously Take Were Would

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Critic

Born: October 12th, 1875

Died: December 1st, 1947

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