Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe.

Men willingly believe what they wish.

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

To blow and to swallow at the same time is not easy; I cannot at the same time be here and also there.

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

In the past, men created witches; now they create mental patients.

Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear.

The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.

Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.

All things are filled full of signs, and it is a wise man who can learn about one thing from another.

Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost.

Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.

There are times when reality becomes too complex for oral communication. But legend gives it a form by which it pervades the whole world.