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> [ We find collected in this book \[The Bible\] the superstitious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine, with indistinct echoes of Indian and Persian fables, mistaken imitation of Egyptian theories and customs, historical chronicles as dry as they are unreliable… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/we-find-collected-in-this-book-the-bible-the-superstitious-beliefs-of/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

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## More by Max Nordau

> [Hysteria and degeneration have always existed; but they formerly showed themselves sporadically, and had no importance in the life of the whole community. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/hysteria-and-degeneration-have-always-existed-but-they-formerly/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [The artist writes, paints, sings or dances the burden of some idea or feeling off his mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/the-artist-writes-paints-sings-or-dances-the-burden-of-some-idea-or/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [“Degenerates are not always criminals, anarchists, and pronounced lunatics; They are often authors and artists.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/degenerates-are-not-always-criminals-anarchists-and-pronounced/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [It is well to be alone. It fertilizes the creative impulse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/it-is-well-to-be-alone-it-fertilizes-the-creative-impulse/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/if-i-despised-myself-it-would-be-no-compensation-if-everyone-saluted/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [Degenerates are not always criminals, prostitutes, anarchists and pronounced lunatics; they are often authors and artists](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/degenerates-are-not-always-criminals-prostitutes-anarchists-and/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [ We find collected in this book \[The Bible\] the superstitious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine, with indistinct echoes of Indian and Persian… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/we-find-collected-in-this-book-the-bible-the-superstitious-beliefs-of/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/civilization-is-built-on-a-number-of-ultimate-principles-respect-for/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold jubilant peace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/how-dare-the-smooth-talkers-the-clever-official-blabbers-open-their/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [Let me tell you the following words as if I were showing you the rungs of a ladder leading upward and upward: Herzl; the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/let-me-tell-you-the-following-words-as-if-i-were-showing-you-the/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [ \[H\]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/h-istory-is-a-melodrama-on-the-theme-of-parasitism-characterized-by/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [By the end of the 20th Century there will be a generation to whom it will not be injurious to read a dozen quire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/by-the-end-of-the-20th-century-there-will-be-a-generation-to-whom-it/)

[Max Nordau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-nordau/)

> [The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-nordau/the-first-condition-a-community-should-set-if-it-aspires-to-be-a/)

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