Superstition moulds nature into an arbitrary semblance of the supernatural, and then bows down to the work of its own hands. — John Sterling Copy Share Image
Ah, yes, superstition: it would appear to be cowardice in face of the supernatural. — Theophrastus Copy Share Image
The thing with Catholicism, the same as all religions, is that it teaches what should be, which seems rather incorrect. This is… — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
There is no essential difference between sticking pins into a wax image of an enemy and burning candles in front of a… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The finest thing under the sun and moon is the human soul. I marvel at the small miracles of kindness that pass… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Superstition is a part of the very being of humanity; and when we fancy that we are banishing it altogether, it takes… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
There is in superstition a senseless fear of God; religion consists in the pious worship of Him. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Evolution doesn't care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what… — Seth MacFarlane Copy Share Image
In the way that scepticism is sometimes applied to issues of public concern, there is a tendency to belittle, to condescend, to… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Religion and natural science are fighting a joint battle in an incessant, never-relaxing crusade against skepticism and dogmatism, against disbelief and against… — Max Planck Copy Share Image
Women, rouse yourselves! The tocsin of reason resounds through the whole universe: recognize your rights. The powerful empire of nature is no… — Olympe de Gouges Copy Share Image
The master of superstition, is the people; and in all superstition, wise men follow fools; and arguments are fitted to practice, in… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“Well in those parts (upcountry India) they have were-tigers, or think they have, and I must say that in this case, so… — Saki Copy Share Image
Help me to change the world is an invitation to be authentic, to follow your heart, to be free of superstitions and… — Miguel Angel Ruiz Copy Share Image
Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The only really respectable Protestants are the fundamentalists. Unfortunately, they are also palpable idiots. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
If man were relieved of all superstition, and all prejudice, and had replaced these with a keen sensitivity to his real environment,… — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
I suspect that most of the individuals who have religious faith are content with blind faith. They feel no obligation to understand… — Mortimer Adler Copy Share Image
Whenever philosophy has taken into its plan religion, it has ended in skepticism; and whenever religion excludes philosophy, or the spirit of… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Superstition is just fantasy with attitude; it's a way of erroneously trying to control events. — Joy Browne Copy Share Image
