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The Satanic Bible QUOTES

The Satanic Bible QUOTES

1 " The real satanist is not quite so easily recognized as such "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

2 " It is certainly true that ‘actions speak louder than words,’ but words become as monuments to thoughts. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

3 " Some religions actually go so far as to label anyone who belongs to a religious sect other than their own a heretic, even though the overall doctrines and impressions of godliness are nearly the same. For example: The Catholics believe the Protestants are doomed to Hell simply because they do not belong to the Catholic Church. In the same way, many splinter groups of the Christian faith, such as the evangelical or revivalist churches, believe the Catholics worship graven images. (Christ is depicted in the image that is most physiologically akin to the individual worshipping him, and yet the Christians criticize "heathens" for the worship of graven images.) And the Jews have always been given the Devil's name. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

4 " Satan has certainly been the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

5 " The truth alone has never set anyone free. It is only doubt which will bring mental emancipation. Without the wonderful element of doubt, the doorway through which truth passes would be tightly shut, impervious to the most strenuous poundings of a thousand Lucifers. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

6 " Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true Messiahs - Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep! "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

7 " Do unto others as they do unto you. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

8 " Even with all their threats of eternal damnation and soul roasting, Christian missionaries have run across some who were not so quick to swallow their drivel. Pleasure and pain, like beauty, are in the eye of the beholder. So, when missionaries ventured to Alaska and warned the Eskimos of the horrors of Hell and the blazing lake of fire awaiting transgressors, they eagerly asked: "How do we get there?"! "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

9 " To człowiek zawsze stwarzał swoich bogów, nie zaś oni jego. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

10 " 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 , The Satanic Bible

11 " Why should I not hate mine enemies―if I "love" them does that not place me at their mercy? "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

12 " When a Satanist commits a wrong, he realizes that is it natural to make a mistake―and if he is truly sorry about what he has done, he will learn from it and take care not to do the same thing again. If he is not honestly sorry about what he has done, and knows he will do the same thing over and over, he has no business confessing and asking forgiveness in the first place. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

13 " Satan has been the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years! "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

14 " 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 , The Satanic Bible

15 " 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 , The Satanic Bible

16 " I break away from all conventions that do not lead to my earthly success and happiness. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

17 " 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 , The Satanic Bible

18 " On Saturday night, I would see men lusting after half-naked girls dancing at the carnival, and on Sunday morning when I was playing organ for tent-show evangelists at the other end of the carnival lot, I would see these same men sitting in the pews with their wives and children, asking God to forgive them and purge them of carnal desires. And the next Saturday they'd be back at the carnival or some other place of indulgence. I knew then that the Christian church thrives on hypocrisy, and that man's carnal nature will out no matter how much it is purged or scoured by any white-light religion. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

19 " The other exception to the rule regards dealings with masochists. A masochist derives pleasure from being hurt; so denying the masochist his pleasure through-pain hurts him just as much as actual physical pain hurts the non masochist. The story of the truly cruel sadist illustrates this point: The masochist says to the sadist, "beat me." To which the merciless sadist replies, "NO!" If a person wants to be hurt and enjoys suffering, then there is no reason not to indulge him in his
wont. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible

20 " Satanism has been frequently misrepresented as “devil worship”, when in fact it constitutes a clear rejection of all forms of worship as a desirable component of the personality. "

― Anton Szandor LaVey , The Satanic Bible