ΚΕΦΑΛΗ ΚΒ The Despot in Liber CCCXXXIII, The Book of Lies by Aleister Crowley.

“The waiters of the best eating-houses mock the whole world; they estimate every client at his proper value.” [via]

Consider also:

  1. “He puts the first Cake on the Fire of the Thurible. I burn the Incense-cake, proclaim These adorations of Thy name.”
  2. “V.V.V.V.V. is the motto of a Master of the Temple (or so much He disclosed to the Exempt Adepts), referred to in Liber LXI. It is he who is responsible for the whole of the development of the AA movement which has been associated with the publication of THE EQUINOX; and His utterance is enshrined in the sacred writings.”
  3. “But no man is strong enough to have no interest. Therefore the best king would be Pure Chance.”
  4. “An absolute monarch would be absolutely wise and good.”
  5. “This I know certainly, because they always treat me with profound respect. Thus they have flattered me into praising them thus publicly.”