Quotes by Superstitions The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind. Baron de Montesquieu superstitions prejudice mind It is thus superstition infatuates man from his infancy, fills him with vanity, and enslaves him with fanaticism. Baron d'Holbach vanity superstitions men Superstition, then, is engendered, preserved, and fostered by fear. Baruch Spinoza superstitions I make this chief distinction between religion and superstition, that the latter is founded on ignorance, the former on knowledge. Baruch Spinoza latter superstitions ignorance Danger is the very basis of superstition. It produces a searching after help supernaturally when human means are no longer supposed to be available. Benjamin Haydon superstitions helping mean Conscience without judgment is superstition. Benjamin Whichcote judgment conscience superstitions Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. Bernard Beckett optimism superstitions curiosity Like it or not, we're still a primitive tribe ruled by fears, superstition and misinformation. Bill Maher primitive tribes superstitions Lobbying is the world's second - oldest profession. Bill Press lobbying superstitions world Science is history arranged according to the superstition and taste of the moment. The vocabulary of scholars has no wit, no salt. These heavy tomes have no soul, they are filled with distress. Blaise Cendrars superstitions vocabulary soul Piety is different from superstition. To carry piety to the extent of superstition is to destroy it. The heretics reproach us with this superstitious submission. It is doing what they reproach us with. Blaise Pascal submission superstitions different ... a curious superstition. This is the belief that, if there be introspection at all, it must give exhaustive and infallible information. C. D. Broad superstitions information giving Primitive superstition lies just below the surface of even the most tough-minded individuals, and it is precisely those who most fight against it who are the first to succumb to its suggestive effects. Carl Jung superstitions fighting lying Science is a way to call the bluff of those who only pretend to knowledge. It is a bulwark against mysticism, against superstition, against religion misapplied to where it has no business being. Carl Sagan bluffs superstitions way If we offer too much silent assent about mysticism and superstition - even when it seems to be doing a little good - we abet a general climate in which scepticism is considered impolite, science tiresome, and rigorous thinking somehow stuffy and inappropriate. Carl Sagan superstitions too-much thinking Clutching our crystals and religiously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in steep decline, unable to distinguish between what's true and what feels good, we slide, almost without noticing, into superstition and darkness. Carl Sagan superstitions feel-good darkness One of the greatest superstitions of our time is the belief that it has none. Celia Green our-time superstitions belief Science of to-day-the superstition of to-morrow. Science of to-morrow-the superstition of to-day. Charles Fort superstitions tomorrow science All people have their blind side-their superstitions. Charles Lamb superstitions sides people Some ministers would make good martyrs: they are so dry they would burn well. Charles Spurgeon superstitions dry belief «1234567891011»
