The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of read more

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.

As any action or posture long continued will distort and
disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled read more

As any action or posture long continued will distort and
disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled and
contracted by perpetual application to the same set of ideas.

There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.

There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have
forgotten your aim.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have
forgotten your aim.

There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.

There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.

I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads
of which some single idea has read more

I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads
of which some single idea has obtained an unreasonable and
irregular possession.

A fanatic is someone who does what the Lord would do, if He knew
the facts of the matter.

A fanatic is someone who does what the Lord would do, if He knew
the facts of the matter.

There is nobody as enslaved as the fanatic, the person in whom one impulse, one value, has assumed ascendancy over read more

There is nobody as enslaved as the fanatic, the person in whom one impulse, one value, has assumed ascendancy over all others.