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

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

Egypt was the mother of magicians.

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

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

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

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

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

Everything that deceives does so by casting a spell.

I shall curse you with book and bell and candle.

There is not so contemptible a plant or animal that does not confound the most enlarged understanding.

On no other stage are the scenes shifted with a swiftness so like magic as on the great stage of history when once the hour strikes.