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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.
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.
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.
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.
Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.
Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
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.
Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
