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Religion itself becomes offensively monotonous. On every point of vantage are pagodas -- stupid stalagmites of stagnant piety.
Aleister Crowley
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Aleister Crowley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1875
Born: October 12
Died: 1947
Died: December 1
Artist
Astrologer
Autobiographer
Chess Composer
Chess Player
Mountaineer
Novelist
Organizational Founder
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Poet
Writer
Leamington
Warwickshire
Religion
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Piety
Asia
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Offensively
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Chinese civilisation is so systematic that wild animals have been abolished on principle.
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