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Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as
none at all, but not quite.
Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as
none at all, but not quite.
In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice
In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; read more
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.
Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.
Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.
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
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.