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    There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition; there are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.

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Superstition is a senseless fear of God.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God.

by Cicero Found in: Superstition Quotes,
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The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The so-called clergy stupefy the masses....They read more

The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The so-called clergy stupefy the masses....They befog the people and keep them in an eternal condition of stupefaction

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Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy; the mad daughter of a wise mother.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy; the mad daughter of a wise mother.

by Voltaire Found in: Superstition Quotes,
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Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own read more

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain

by John Calvin Found in: Superstition Quotes,
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Superstitions are, for the most part, but the shadows of great truths.

Superstitions are, for the most part, but the shadows of great truths.

by Tryon Edwards Found in: Superstition Quotes,
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We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe.

We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe.

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Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or the like; wherein men, having read more

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or the like; wherein men, having a delight in such vanities, mark the events where they are fulfilled, but where they fail, though this happen much oftener, n

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I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year by year more tempting, the read more

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year by year more tempting, the siren song of unreason more sonorous and attractive.

by Dr. Carl Sagan Found in: Superstition Quotes,
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The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.

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