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The Gods are but names for the forces of Nature themselves.
Aleister Crowley
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Aleister Crowley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1875
Born: October 12
Died: 1947
Died: December 1
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The more necessary anything appears to my mind, the most certain it is that I only assert a limitation.
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I do not want to father a flock, to be the fetish of fools and fanatics or the founder of a faith whose followers are content to echo my opinions. I want each man to cut his own way through the jungle.
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For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union.
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The best models of English writing are Shakespeare and the Old Testament.
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It's no good trying to teach people who need to be taught.
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