Men willingly believe what they wish.

Egypt was the mother of magicians.

Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.

Nothing from nothing ever yet was born.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

I shall curse you with book and bell and candle.

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

Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one’s bath like a lump of sugar.

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

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

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

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.

Nothing worth knowing can be understood with the mind.