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Alexander Herrmann on Spirituality

d. 1896 France

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The magician depends for the success of his art upon the credulity of the people.

The Art of Magic (1891)

I have not drawn a very rosy picture of the magician. I did not intend to do so. To the novice entering the life and promising himself ease, indolence, and wealth, I should say, "Don't!"

The Art of Magic (1891)

A so-called magician, more than a poet, must be born with a peculiar aptitude for the calling. He must first of all possess a mind of contrarieties, quick to grasp the possibilities of seemingly producing the most opposite effects from the most natural causes.

No one regards the magician today as other than an ordinary man gifted with no extraordinary powers. The spectators come, not to be impressed with awe, but fully aware that his causes and effects are natural.

The Art of Magic (1891)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alexander Herrmann (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.