I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.

Quote by Aleister Crowley

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The conscience of the world is so guilty that it always assumes that people who...

The conscience of the world is so guilty that it always assumes that people who...

The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a...

The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a...

Men and women are not free to love decently until they have analyzed themselves completely...

Men and women are not free to love decently until they have analyzed themselves completely...

I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so...

I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so...

I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank...

I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank...

The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing.

The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing.

I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so...

I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so...

Every man and woman is a star.

Every man and woman is a star.

If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take...

If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take...

To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The first discipline of...

To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The first discipline of...

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

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

Paganism is wholesome because it faces the facts of life.

Paganism is wholesome because it faces the facts of life.

The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change,...

The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change,...

Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.

Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.

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

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

Roughly speaking, any man with energy and enthusiasm ought to be able to bring at...

Roughly speaking, any man with energy and enthusiasm ought to be able to bring at...

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to...

You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to...

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their...

All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their...