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I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a vi
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"I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning"

- Aleister Crowley

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This quote by Aleister Crowley speaks with the concept that confidence and doubt are 2 sides of the very same coin. He recommends that faith, while reassuring and relatively trustworthy, can be a short lived point that can leave us feeling vacant as well as alone. On the various other hand, uncertainty can be seen as a wild and also uncertain pressure that can result in unanticipated results. Crowley's quote suggests that belief can be an incorrect security, while question can result in unforeseen benefits. He recommends that confidence can be a dead end, while uncertainty can result in a new beginning. This quote speaks to the idea that faith and also doubt can both be effective forces in our lives, which it is very important to find an equilibrium in between both. Ultimately, Crowley recommends that confidence and also doubt can both be valuable devices in our lives, which it is essential to discover a balance between both.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Aleister Crowley between October 12, 1875 and December 1, 1947. He/she was a famous Critic from England. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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