Part of the public horror of sexual irregularity so-called is due to the fact that everyone knows himself essentially guilty. Aleister Crowley calldueessentially Change image and share on social
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. Aleister Crowley chiefcontentdevil Change image and share on social
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 biblemad Change image and share on social
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 armawakencorpse Change image and share on social
To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all. Aleister Crowley bookgodmankind Change image and share on social
Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness. Aleister Crowley clevernessdiscoverfuss Change image and share on social
To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worth while. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter. Aleister Crowley cannedchatterdiscipline Change image and share on social
The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means simply to die. The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal. Aleister Crowley attainablechangeconsist share on social
In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless. Aleister Crowley absencecollectioncomplete Change image and share on social
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 allowassumeconscience share on social