Ah, yes, superstition: it would appear to be cowardice in face of the supernatural. — Theophrastus Copy Share Image
“What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.” — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
All religions are ancient monuments to superstition, ignorance and ferocity. — Baron d'Holbach Copy Share Image
A new type of superstition has got hold of people's minds, the worship of the state. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Superstition has been defined as the use of a form whose significance has been forgotten. — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
Heart-chilling superstition! thou canst glaze even Pity's eye with her own frozen tear. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
What pity that Religion and Love, which heighten our relish for the things of both worlds, should ever run the human heart… — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I… — John Selden Copy Share Image
Nothing in all the world is so nonsensical and contradictory, save mortals, that is, who live in the grip of the superstitions… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
“A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition. -Jose Bergamin, author (1895-1983)” — Jose Bergamin Copy Share Image
As they say in my country, the only thing that separates us from the animals is mindless superstition and pointless ritual. — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
Do not confuse McGuinty's belief system with a true faith. It is a superstition, the tenets of which are capable of being… — Ezra Levant Copy Share Image
I'm disturbed when people let superstition, magical thinking, extreme conspiracy theories and so on blur their minds. — John Shirley Copy Share Image
“African church is a fusion of half bible truth and abundance of superstition, the latter aspect, leaving nothing remaining for the oracle.” — Aihebholo-oria Okonoboh Copy Share Image
If (the) empire of superstition and hypocrisy should be overthrown, happy indeed will it be for the world; but if all religion… — John Adams Copy Share Image
It is a perverse faith, in that it reveres the "environment" ahead of people who live in it. It is a most… — Ezra Levant Copy Share Image
“. Myth and superstition cannot compete with science on the platforms of reason and facts. But on the platform of fear mongering,… — Al Stefanelli Copy Share Image
I do believe a haircut makes you play better - I've experienced that before. I think it's confidence, it's routine, and it… — Daniel Sturridge Copy Share Image
Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation, all which may be guides to an… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I used to be very superstitious, and then I got too much into that. I just try to stay away from all… — John Collins Copy Share Image
The whole problem with this idea of obscenity and indecency, and all of these things - bad language and whatever - it's… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I tend to gravitate toward the realm of superstition (cures and such) and odd scientific facts (like bioluminescent shrimp and fistulated cows).… — Anna Journey Copy Share Image
“Blind belief is a comfort; it is the frame that puts the rest of the world into context. It allows us to… — Cora Carmack Copy Share Image
“Nay, if we should suppose, what never happens, that a popular religion were found, in which it was expressly declared, that nothing… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“When I was fifteen, a companion and I, on a dare, went into the mound one day just at sunset. We saw… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“ Frederick Douglass told in his Narrative how his condition as a slave became worse when his master underwent a religious conversion… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
“It will seem to many persons very inconsistent with their ideas of the dignity of a spirit that they should appear and… — Catherine Crowe Copy Share Image
When you once attribute effects to the will of a personal God, you have let in a lot of little gods and… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“I have my superstitions, though. They could be termed quirks. I have to add up all numbers: there are some people I… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“Superstition [is] cowardice in the face of the Divine,’ wrote Theophrastus, who lived during the founding of the Library of Alexandria. We… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run. — Babe Ruth Copy Share Image
When it's your fourth marriage, you tend to lose faith in superstitions. — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
Superstition, like true love, needs time to grow and reflect upon itself. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Superstition would seem to be simply cowardice in regard to the supernatural. — Theophrastus Copy Share Image
“The desire to demonize others is based on the ontological uncertainties.” — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
We are here to let in the light of Liberty upon political superstition. — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image