Portrait of Aleister Crowley

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
Justice & Rights Confirmed

Love is the law, love under will.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 57
Love & Relationships Confirmed

Every man and every woman is a star.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 3
Wisdom Confirmed

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

1929 — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
Wisdom Unverifiable

The word of Sin is Restriction.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 41
Biblical Confirmed

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

1929 — Magick in Theory and Practice
Biblical Unverifiable

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

1929 — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
Wisdom Unverifiable

The essence of the Law is to transcend the Law.

Uncertain — Uncertain, commonly attributed interpretation of Thelema
Justice & Rights Unverifiable

Success is your proof: argue not; convert not; talk not overmuch!

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter I, Verse 42
Inspirational Unverifiable

I am a living man, and my business is to live.

1929 — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
Money & Business Unverifiable

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
War & Conflict Unverifiable

My life was a continual warfare against the stupidity of mankind.

1929 — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
Wisdom Unverifiable

The highest form of worship is the pure love of God.

Early 1900s — Uncertain, often stated in his early, more traditional mystical writings
Biblical Unverifiable

The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.

Uncertain — Attributed, common sentiment in his letters and diaries
Wisdom Unverifiable

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
Life & Death Unverifiable

There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt.

1904 — The Book of the Law, Chapter III, Verse 60
Justice & Rights Unverifiable

The great work is to unite the Microcosm with the Macrocosm.

1929 — Magick in Theory and Practice
Wisdom Unverifiable

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
Biblical Unverifiable

I am Lucifer, the bringer of light.

Uncertain — Uncertain, a common self-identification, particularly in his later years
Wisdom Unverifiable

The true Will is not a mere wish or desire; it is the divine purpose of the individual.

1929 — Magick in Theory and Practice
Biblical Unverifiable
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