Their false compassion is called compassion and their false understanding is called understanding, for this is their most potent spell.

Morality can muddle mystical understanding and virtue is only necessary in so far as it favours success. All wisdom must be encompassed in order to achieve enlightenment.

The key of joy is disobedience.

To use legal or financial constraint to compel either abstention or submission, is entirely horrible, unnatural and absurd.

The first task of the Magician in every ceremony is therefore to render his Circle absolutely impregnable.

May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early!

I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.