Egypt was the mother of magicians.

The mind is led on, step by step, to defeat its own logic.

Any serious attempt to do anything worthwhile is ritualistic.

To ensure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough; a police force is needed as well.

The fear of the Lord is true wisdom, and he who hath it not can in no way penetrate the true secrets of magic.

Appearances often are deceiving.

Man is always a wizard to man, and the social world is at first magical.

Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destroy it.

One thing alone not even God can do: to make undone whatever has been done.

The Mughal’s nature is such that they demand miracles, but if a miracle were to be performed by some upright follower of our religion, they would say that it had been brought about by magic and sorcery. They would strike him down with spears or would stone him to death.

There is not so contemptible a plant or animal that does not confound the most enlarged understanding.

Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a centaur, a leopard, a wolf, or a bull?

Everything that deceives does so by casting a spell.