Books Quotes by Aleister Crowley

“Remember that which is written: "Moderate strength rings the bell: great strength returns the penny." It is always the little bit extra that brings…

— Aleister Crowley

Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.

— Aleister Crowley

This formula of Love is universal; all the laws of Nature are its servitors. Thus, gravitation, chemical affinity, electrical potential, and the rest -…

— Aleister Crowley

The Gods are but names for the forces of Nature themselves.

— Aleister Crowley

Your kiss is bitter with cocaine.

— Aleister Crowley

A single ego is an absurdly narrow vantage point from which to view the world.

— Aleister Crowley

I must make MAGICK the essential factor in the life of ALL. In presenting this book to the world, I must then explain and…

— Aleister Crowley

What is it in absinthe that makes it a separate cult? The effects of its abuse are totally distinct from those of other stimulants.…

— Aleister Crowley

“Indubitably, Magick is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgement…

— Aleister Crowley

Every one interprets everything in terms of his own experience. If you say anything which does not touch a precisely similar spot in another…

— Aleister Crowley

I am inclined to agree with the Head Master of Eton that pæderastic passions among schoolboys 'do no harm'; further, I think them the…

— Aleister Crowley

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…

— Aleister Crowley

Every intentional act is a magical act.

— Aleister Crowley

“Sex is, directly or indirectly, the most powerful weapon in the armoury of the Magician; and precisely because there is no moral guide, it…

— Aleister Crowley

The old spelling MAGICK has been adopted throughout in order to distinguish the Science of the Magi from all its counterfeits.

— Aleister Crowley