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Superstition is ... religion which is incongruous with intelligence.
Superstition is ... religion which is incongruous with intelligence.
Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes begging.
Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes begging.
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.
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
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.
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
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
The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences
The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences
Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science.
Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science.
