1. “Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.”
2. “It is needless to say that women make the most patient as well as the most dangerous pickpockets.”
3. “Anyone who believes in magic is a fool.”
4. “A magician is only an actor – an actor pretending to be a magician.”
5. “Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can’t understand it.”
6. “The secret of showmanship consists not of what you really do, but what the mystery-loving public thinks you do.”
7. “An old trick well done is far better than a new trick with no effect.”
8. “Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.”
9. “The Sun represents the right half of the body and the Moon the left half.”
10. “The pickpocket is usually very well dressed and of prepossessing appearance.”
11. “What the eyes sees, he ear hears, and the mind believes.”
12. “My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion.”
13. “Never tell the audience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.”
14. “It is still a open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.”
15. “Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to public performer.”
