Greek Quote by Aleister Crowley

“The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a Greek manuscript.” quote by Aleister Crowley — Download Open image

“The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a Greek manuscript.”

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