Superstition Quotes

334 Superstition quotes by 230 unique authors

Patriotism ... is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and… — Emma Goldman
The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down." -The Judge — Cormac McCarthy
He spoke of very simple things- that it is right for a gull to fly, that freedom is the very nature of his being, that… — Richard Bach
Then idiots talk....of Energy. If there is a word in the dictionary under any letter from A to Z that I abominate, it is energy.… — Charles Dickens
Morality in sexual relations, when it is free from superstition, consists essentially in respect for the other person, and unwillingness to use that person solely… — Bertrand Russell
Every aspect of Nature reveals a deep mystery and touches our sense of wonder and awe. Those afraid of the universe as it really is,… — Carl Sagan
Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved,… — Bernard Beckett
My people are going to learn the principles of democracy the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship… — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
The so-called Christian nations are the most enlightened and progressive ... but in spite of their religion, not because of it. The Church has opposed… — Mark Twain
The internet was supposed to liberate knowledge, but in fact it buried it, first under a vast sewer of ignorance, laziness, bigotry, superstition and filth… — Ben Elton
The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, a creature of the imagination of the artists, the superstition of the managers,… — Gaston Leroux
A woman’s beauty lies, not in any exaggeration of the specialized zones, nor in any general harmony that could be worked out by means of… — John Updike
Most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us. To be honest, I don't blame them. It's superstition: If… — Jodi Picoult
The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain… — Cormac McCarthy
…We were born vampires." "I thought you became –" "— vampires by being bitten? Dear me, no. Oh, we can turn people into vampires, it’s… — Terry Pratchett
I’m always intrigued by my nonsensical concern with picking out a bunch of things that look exactly alike the ones that somehow I feel are… — Vincent Price
Belief in the causal nexus is superstition. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
there i was in late middle age, cut loose in a thoroughly looted, bankrupt nation whose assets had been sold off to foreigners, a nation… — Kurt Vonnegut
Robert Neville looked out over the new people of the earth. He knew he did not belong to them; he knew that, like the vampires,… — Richard Matheson
How do you get on with your father ' Beleth asked. 'Very well ' Pyrgus answered loyally although it was far from the truth. 'I… — Herbie Brennan
Superstition, like true love, needs time to grow and reflect upon itself. — Stephen King
No, the menace of the supernatural is that it attacks where modern minds are weakest, where we have abandoned our protective armor of superstition and… — Shirley Jackson
Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise.... During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been… — James Madison
If abuses are destroyed, we must destroy them. If slaves are freed, we must free them. If new truths are discovered, we must discover them.… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Your body does not eliminate poisons by knowing their names. To try to control fear or depression or boredom by calling them names is to… — Alan Watts

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