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There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition; there are times when read more
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.
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.
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
Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes begging.
Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes begging.
Superstition is the poison of the mind.
Superstition is the poison of the mind.
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
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.
I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all read more
I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any critical moment of my life, they all rise up in armed legions for or against me.
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.