Aleister Crowley

Occultist, wickedest man in the world

Contemporary weird famous 159 sayings

Sayings by Aleister Crowley

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 40
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Love is the law, love under will.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 57
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Every man and every woman is a star.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 3
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

I was not of an age when ordinary things interested me.

1929 — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The word of Sin is Restriction.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 41
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

The soul is a star in the firmament of the body.

1929 — Magick in Theory and Practice
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I hardly ever did anything that was not in some sense a ritual.

1929 — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
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The essence of the Law is to transcend the Law.

Uncertain — Uncertain, commonly attributed interpretation of Thelema
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Success is your proof: argue not; convert not; talk not overmuch!

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 42
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I am a living man, and my business is to live.

1929 — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
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The true Magical Oath is 'I will not cease from mental fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand.'

1929 — Magick in Theory and Practice
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My life was a continual warfare against the stupidity of mankind.

1929 — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
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The highest form of worship is the pure love of God.

Early 1900s — Uncertain, often stated in his early, more traditional mystical writings
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The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.

Uncertain — Attributed, common sentiment in his letters and diaries
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I am a beast; I am a god. I am all things, good and evil.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter II, Verse 22
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There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter III, Verse 60
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The great work is to unite the Microcosm with the Macrocosm.

1929 — Magick in Theory and Practice
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I am the Serpent that giveth Knowledge & Delight and bright glory, and stir the hearts of men with drunkenness. To worship me take wine and strange drugs whereof I tell my prophet, & be drunk thereof! They shall not harm ye at all. It is a lie, this folly against self. The exposure of innocence is a lie. Be strong, o man! lust, enjoy all things of sense and rapture: fear not that any God shall deny thee for this.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter II, Verses 22-23
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I am Lucifer, the bringer of light.

Uncertain — Uncertain, a common self-identification, particularly in his later years
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The true Will is not a mere wish or desire; it is the divine purpose of the individual.

1929 — Magick in Theory and Practice
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