The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of all true art and science.
—Albert Einstein, 1930Quotes
Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.
—Sophocles, c. 441 BCEverything that deceives does so by casting a spell.
—Plato, c. 375 BCGod is alive. Magic is afoot.
—Leonard Cohen, 1966There is not so contemptible a plant or animal that does not confound the most enlarged understanding.
—John Locke, 1689The 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. 1400I shall curse you with book and bell and candle.
—Thomas Malory, c. 1470Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost.
—Robert Southey, 1809Nothing worth knowing can be understood with the mind.
—Woody Allen, 1979In the past, men created witches; now they create mental patients.
—Thomas Szasz, 1970Egypt was the mother of magicians.
—Clement of Alexandria, c. 200Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destroy it.
—Robert Wilson, 1991Men willingly believe what they wish.
—Julius Caesar, c. 50 BC