“My observation of the Universe convinces me that there are beings of intelligence and power of a far higher quality than anything we can conceive of as human; that they are not necessarily based on the cerebral and nervous structures that we know, and that the one and only chance for mankind to advance as a whole is for individuals to make contact with such beings.” KnowsHumansWholeUniverseIndividualChanceQualityMankindHigherStructureContactNervousObservationConvinceCerebral Author:Aleister Crowley
“The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.” MistakeMankindEternalIdealsThelemaContinual Growth Author:Aleister Crowley
“To the eyes of a god, mankind must appear as a species of bacteria which multiply and become progressively virulent whenever they find themselves in a congenial culture, and whose activity diminishes until they disappear completely as soon as proper measures are taken to sterilize them.” GodEyeCultureTakenMankindActivitySpeciesDisappearDiminishBacteriaDisappear Completely Author:Aleister Crowley
“The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means simply to die. The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.” LifeMeanJoyDiesEnergyGrowthMistakeMankindExerciseEternalIdealsEternityConstantEnjoymentJoy Of LifeNew ExperiencesThelemaContinual Growth Author:Aleister Crowley
“To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.” IfsShouldBookMankindMessages Author:Aleister Crowley
“Repeal all laws which assume that mankind is a herd of cattle” LawMankindAssumingHerdsCattle Author:Aleister Crowley
“To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all. A message from the gods should be delivered at once. It is damnably blasphemous to talk about the autumn season and so on. How dare the author or publisher demand a price for doing his duty, the highest and most honorable to which a man can be called?” IfsMenShouldBookMankindDutyDemandMessagesHighestSeasonsDareAutumnHonorablePublishersAutumn Season Author:Aleister Crowley
“The greatest horrors in the history of mankind are not due to the ambition of the Napoleons or the vengeance of the Agamemnons, but to the doctrinaire philosophers. The theories of the sentimentalist Rousseau inspired the integrity of the passionless Robespierre. The cold-blooded calculations of Karl Marx led to the judicial and business-like operations of the Cheka.” PrinciplesMankindTheoryColdIntegrityHorrorAmbitionInspiredPhilosopherDuesOperationsVengeanceCalculationsJudicialCold BloodedAgamemnon Author:Aleister Crowley
