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

God is alive. Magic is afoot.

The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth.

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

Egypt was the mother of magicians.

Any serious attempt to do anything worthwhile is ritualistic.

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

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.

The fact is certain because it is impossible.

In the society of men, the truth resides now less in what things are than in what they are not. Our social realities are so ugly if seen in the light of exiled truth, and beauty is almost no longer possible if it is not a lie.

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

Nothing worth knowing can be understood with the mind.

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.