Initiation means the Journey Inwards: nothing is changed or can be changed; but all is trulier understood with every step.

Every intentional act is a magical act.

Destiny is an absolutely definite and inexorable ruler. Physical ability and moral determination count for nothing. It is impossible to perform the simplest act when the gods say no. I have no idea how they bring pressure to bear on such occasions; I only know that it is irresistible.

The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.

The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a Greek manuscript.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall!