--- title: "7 1944 Quotes By Aleister Crowley" description: "7 1944 quotes by Aleister Crowley. Plus more from Aleister Crowley and more 1944 sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/aleister-crowley-1100_1944_remember-that-which-is-written-moderate_14806.jpg" --- > [“Remember that which is written: "Moderate strength rings the bell: great strength returns the penny." It is always the little bit extra…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/remember-that-which-is-written-moderate-strength-rings-the-bell-great/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/aleister-crowley-1100_1944_remember-that-which-is-written-moderate_14806.jpg) > [“Also, asceticism is all right when it is the proper means of attaining some special end. It is when it produces eructations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/also-asceticism-is-all-right-when-it-is-the-proper-means-of-attaining/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/aleister-crowley-1100_1944_also-asceticism-is-all-right-when-it-is_1123648.jpg) > [“On the Path of the Wise there is probably no danger more deadly, no poison more pernicious, no seduction more subtle than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/on-the-path-of-the-wise-there-is-probably-no-danger-more-deadly-no/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/aleister-crowley-1100_1944_on-the-path-of-the-wise-there-is-probabl_1210036.png) > [“The fact is that very few of us know what words mean; fewer still take the trouble to enquire. We calmly, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/the-fact-is-that-very-few-of-us-know-what-words-mean-fewer-still-take/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/aleister-crowley-1100_1944_the-fact-is-that-very-few-of-us-know-wha_1220757.png) > [In every Magical, or similar system, it is invariably the first condition which the Aspirant must fulfill: he must once and for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/in-every-magical-or-similar-system-it-is-invariably-the-first/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/aleister-crowley-1100_1944_in-every-magical-or-similar-system-it-is_1703147.jpg) > [“Remember in any case, that not only the Adept, but anyone with the smallest capacity for Adeptship, is fundamentally an Artist; he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/remember-in-any-case-that-not-only-the-adept-but-anyone-with-the/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/aleister-crowley-1100_1944_remember-in-any-case-that-not-only-the-a_1848428.png) > [“So nobody must be allowed to think at all. Down with the public schools! Children must be drilled mentally by quarter-educated herdsmen,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/so-nobody-must-be-allowed-to-think-at-all-down-with-the-public/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd8/aleister-crowley-1100_1944_so-nobody-must-be-allowed-to-think-at-al_2637262.jpg) ## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/remember-that-which-is-written-moderate-strength-rings-the-bell-great/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) > [Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/ordinary-morality-is-only-for-ordinary-people/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/this-formula-of-love-is-universal-all-the-laws-of-nature-are-its/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) > [The Gods are but names for the forces of Nature themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/the-gods-are-but-names-for-the-forces-of-nature-themselves/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) > [Your kiss is bitter with cocaine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/your-kiss-is-bitter-with-cocaine/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) > [A single ego is an absurdly narrow vantage point from which to view the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/a-single-ego-is-an-absurdly-narrow-vantage-point-from-which-to-view/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/i-must-make-magick-the-essential-factor-in-the-life-of-all-in/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/what-is-it-in-absinthe-that-makes-it-a-separate-cult-the-effects-of/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/indubitably-magick-is-one-of-the-subtlest-and-most-difficult-of-the/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/every-one-interprets-everything-in-terms-of-his-own-experience-if-you/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/i-am-inclined-to-agree-with-the-head-master-of-eton-that-p-derastic/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/the-joy-of-life-consists-in-the-exercise-of-one-s-energies-continual/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) > [Every intentional act is a magical act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/every-intentional-act-is-a-magical-act/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/sex-is-directly-or-indirectly-the-most-powerful-weapon-in-the-armoury/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) > [The old spelling MAGICK has been adopted throughout in order to distinguish the Science of the Magi from all its counterfeits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleister-crowley/the-old-spelling-magick-has-been-adopted-throughout-in-order-to/) [Aleister Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleister-crowley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/zz-1944/aleister-crowley/#itemlist", "name": "7 1944 Quotes By Aleister Crowley", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Remember that which is written: \"Moderate strength rings the bell: great strength returns the penny.\" It is always the little bit extra that brings home the bacon. 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