How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public.

The pickpocket is usually very well dressed and of prepossessing appearance.

The great trouble with magicians is the fact that they believe when they have bought a certain trick or piece of apparatus, and know the method of procedure, that they are full-fledged mystifiers.

Pickpockets either work alone or in pairs, or what is called a mob.

Anyone who believes in magic is a fool.

What the eyes sees, the ear hears, and the mind believes.

I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.