To be loved, feelings must be rationed. To love, the doors of hysteria, fantasy, and madness may be flung open. Anton Szandor LaVey More Quotes by Anton Szandor LaVey More Quotes From Anton Szandor LaVey Every religion in the world that has destroyed people is based on love Anton Szandor LaVey destroyed people world It has been said "the truth will make men free". The truth alone has never set anyone free. It is only DOUBT which will bring mental emancipation. Anton Szandor LaVey truth doubt men Satanists are encouraged to indulge in the seven deadly sins, as they need hurt no one; they were only invented by the Christian Church to insure guilt on the part of its followers. Anton Szandor LaVey indulge-in hurt christian I consider that a most ignoble endeavor. The only way I would like to 'help' the great majority of people is the same way Carl Panzram 'reformed' people who tried to reform him. It would be most merciful to help them by relieving them of the life they seem to hate so much. People should be happy I'm not a humanitarian-or I'd probably be the most diabolical mass murderer the world has ever known. Anton Szandor LaVey majority hate people Good news is only really good to those directly involved. Most people lead such futile and useless lives that only bad news makes them feel better. If not better, certainly gooder. If one cannot gain recognition for anything else, he can rest well with the assurance that he is "good", which in most case equates with "right". Anton Szandor LaVey useless-life feel-better people Why should I not hate mine enemies―if I "love" them does that not place me at their mercy? Anton Szandor LaVey hate doe enemy In order to perform the supernatural, you must first be able to accomplish the supernormal. Anton Szandor LaVey able order firsts It’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful. Anton Szandor LaVey stupid-people cynical silly The TV set, or Satanic family altar, has grown more elaborate since the early 50s, from the tiny, fuzzy screen to huge ‘entertainment centers’ covering entire walls with several TV monitors. What started as an innocent respite from everyday life has become in itself a replacement for real life for millions, a major religion of the masses. Anton Szandor LaVey wall everyday real All we want, those few of us who have the strength to realize what's going on, is the freedom to create and entertain and share with each other, to preserve and cherish what we can while we can, and to build our own little citadels away from the insensitivity of the rest of the world. Anton Szandor LaVey want littles world There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy! Anton Szandor LaVey long-ago men hands One of the keys to success is an unflinching belief that there are no rules. Anyone who's ever succeeded has gone on that premise; not buying established procedures, business or otherwise. The naysayers are inevitably left behind amid shouts of 'it cannot be done' and "should not be done'." Anton Szandor LaVey keys done gone Those that would say Satanist would like to kill animal's, sacrifice animals I would say they would make ideal animal sacrifices, I love animals and animals have always been part of me. Anton Szandor LaVey satanist sacrifice animal The true test of anyone's worth as a living creature is how much he can utilize what he has. Anton Szandor LaVey living-creatures creatures tests Satan represents indulgence, instead of abstinence! Satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams! Satan represents undefiled wisdom, instead of hypocritical self-deceit! Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification! Anton Szandor LaVey emotional spiritual dream The seven deadly sins of the Christian Church are: greed, pride, envy, anger, gluttony, lust, and sloth. Satanism advocates indulging in each of these "sins" as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification. Anton Szandor LaVey emotional pride christian Yeah, well, I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid, hopefully. And I think we're all a bit crazy if we do anything that's deviant. I've studied a great deal on deviance and aberrant behavior. Most of the interesting people I've ever met have been deviant in one form or another. Anton Szandor LaVey crazy stupid thinking My parents were lenient. My mother believed God was another word for nature. I took up Satanism not out of desperation, but out of logic. I rebelled, not but because of a religious or repressive childhood. I wanted to join the French Foreign Legion. Anton Szandor LaVey childhood religious mother What good are friends if they cant do you any good? Anton Szandor LaVey cant ifs I have a passion for big cats, I like big snakes. There is something about snakes that is so wise, they have this uncanny perfection. I'd like to get inside their reptilian heads. Anton Szandor LaVey passion cat wise