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    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.

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In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice

In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice

by Louis Kronenberger Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.

Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.

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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.

by Frank Robinson Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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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.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

by Robertson Davies Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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Fanatics in power and the funnel of a tornado have this in common - the narrow path in which they read more

Fanatics in power and the funnel of a tornado have this in common - the narrow path in which they move is marked by violence and destruction

by Oscar Ostlund Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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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.

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We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than
surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing read more

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than
surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing are
called heroes.

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The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

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