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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
Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, read more
Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.
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.
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
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.
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.
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.
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