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Quotes from The Art of Magic — Alexander Herrmann

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)

With a scientific cause he must produce a seemingly opposite effect to that warranted by order and system.

The Art of Magic (1891)

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)

There must be some natural aptitude for the art; it must be born in a man, and can never be acquired by rule. He must be alert both in body and in mind; cool and calculating to the movement of a muscle under all circumstances; a close student of men and human nature.

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.