God is alive. Magic is afoot.
—Leonard Cohen, 1966Quotes
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.
—Fr. Antonio Monserrate, 1590Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destroy it.
—Robert Wilson, 1991The fear of the Lord is true wisdom, and he who hath it not can in no way penetrate the true secrets of magic.
—Abraham the Jew, c. 1400Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a centaur, a leopard, a wolf, or a bull?
—Aristophanes, 423 BCThe subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth.
—Gaston Bachelard, 1960All things are filled full of signs, and it is a wise man who can learn about one thing from another.
—Plotinus, c. 255Nothing from nothing ever yet was born.
—Lucretius, c. 58 BCThere is not so contemptible a plant or animal that does not confound the most enlarged understanding.
—John Locke, 1689Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe.
—Demosthenes, 349 BCDisbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.
—Tom Robbins, 1976Appearances often are deceiving.
—Aesop, c. 550 BCTo ensure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough; a police force is needed as well.
—Albert Camus, 1951