Religions are easy to invent. Most traditional religions have little or nothing to do with reality, are dependent on obfuscation, interpretation, guilt, and unreasoning faith. Anton Szandor LaVey More Quotes by Anton Szandor LaVey More Quotes From Anton Szandor LaVey Up is down, pleasure is pain, darkness is light, slavery is freedom, madness is sanity. Anton Szandor LaVey pain light darkness Don't waste your time with people who will ultimately destroy you, but concentrate instead on those who will appreciate your responsibility to them, and, likewise, feel responsible to you. Anton Szandor LaVey appreciate responsibility people Love is one of the most intense feelings felt by man; another is hate. Forcing yourself to feel indiscriminate love is very unnatural. If you try to love everyone you only lessen your feelings for those who deserve your love. Repressed hatred can lead to many physical and emotional aliments. By learning to release your hatred towards those who deserve it, you cleanse yourself of these malignant emotions and need not take your pent-up hatred out on your loved ones. Anton Szandor LaVey hate love-is men The Atheist complains about the wind. The Christian prays for it to change. The Satanist adjusts his sails. Anton Szandor LaVey atheist christian wind If you're going to be a sinner, be the best sinner on the block. Anton Szandor LaVey being-the-best block ifs Be as a lion in the path. Be dangerous even in defeat. Anton Szandor LaVey defeat lions path Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now! Anton Szandor LaVey anarchy abstinence life-is Stupidity—The top of the list for Satanic Sins. The Cardinal Sin of Satanism. It’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful. Ignorance is one thing, but our society thrives increasingly on stupidity. It depends on people going along with whatever they are told. The media promotes a cultivated stupidity as a posture that is not only acceptable but laudable. Satanists must learn to see through the tricks and cannot afford to be stupid. Anton Szandor LaVey media ignorance stupid Satanism advocates practicing a modified form of the Golden Rule. Our interpretation of this rule is: "Do unto others as they do unto you"; because if you "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," and they, in turn, treat you badly, it goes against human nature to continue to treat them with consideration. You should do unto others as you would have them do unto you, but if your courtesy is not returned, they should be treated with the wrath they deserve. Anton Szandor LaVey satanic golden wrath There is a beast in man that should be exercised, not exorcised. Anton Szandor LaVey beast should men I'm glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year. Anton Szandor LaVey christian night children There are many who would take my time. I shun them. Anton Szandor LaVey satanism satanic cherish There is no heaven, there is no hell, except here on Earth. Anton Szandor LaVey hell earth heaven It's a shame stupidity isn't painful. Anton Szandor LaVey shame stupidity painful The person who takes every opportunity to "pick on" others is often mistakenly called "sadistic". In reality, this person is a misdirected masochist who is working towards his own destruction. The reason a person viciously strikes out against you is because they are afraid of you or what you represent, or are resentful of your happiness. They are weak, insecure, and on extremely shaky ground when you throw your curse, and they make ideal human sacrifices. Anton Szandor LaVey insecure sacrifice opportunity Hate your enemy with a whole heart, and if a man smite you on one cheek, SMASH him on the other! Anton Szandor LaVey hate heart men Since man's natural instincts lead him to sin, all men are sinners; and all sinners go to hell. If everyone goes to hell, then you will meet all your friends there. Anton Szandor LaVey natural-instinct sin men Say unto thine own heart, 'I am mine own redeemer. Anton Szandor LaVey redeemer mines heart Satanism represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates! Anton Szandor LaVey satanic ingrates kindness When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him. Anton Szandor LaVey territory bother doe
