"If one were to take the bible seriously……" — Aleister Crowley
"If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad."
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152 Quotes by Aleister Crowley
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- The people who have really made history are the martyrs.
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- The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without.
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- Initiation means the Journey Inwards: nothing is changed or can be changed; but all is trulier understood with every step.
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