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

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

Nothing from nothing ever yet was born.

Man is always a wizard to man, and the social world is at first magical.

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.

Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a centaur, a leopard, a wolf, or a bull?

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

Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destroy it.

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

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

The fact is certain because it is impossible.

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.