Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear.
—William Shakespeare, 1592Quotes
Everything that deceives does so by casting a spell.
—Plato, c. 375 BCFaith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
—Saint Augustine, c. 400Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destroy it.
—Robert Wilson, 1991Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a centaur, a leopard, a wolf, or a bull?
—Aristophanes, 423 BCThe 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, 1930In the past, men created witches; now they create mental patients.
—Thomas Szasz, 1970The fact is certain because it is impossible.
—Tertullian, c. 200Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.
—Tom Robbins, 1976One thing alone not even God can do: to make undone whatever has been done.
—Aristotle, c. 350 BCTo blow and to swallow at the same time is not easy; I cannot at the same time be here and also there.
—Plautus, c. 200 BCGod is alive. Magic is afoot.
—Leonard Cohen, 1966Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost.
—Robert Southey, 1809