To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy.William Ralph IngePhilosophyReligionSuperstition Share this
when knowledge comes in at the door, fear and superstition fly out of the window.Mary Roberts RinehartFearKnowledgeSuperstition Share this
A new type of superstition has got hold of people’s minds, the worship of the state.Ludwig von MisesCritiqueSuperstition Share this
Whenever we safely land in a plane, we promise God a little something.Mignon McLaughlinFaithGratitudeSuperstition Share this
Most men of education are more superstitious than they admit – nay, than they think.Georg C. LichtenbergAwarenessEducationSuperstition Share this
Atheism deprives superstition of its stand ground, and compels Theism to reason for its existenceGeorge HolyoakeAtheismReasonSuperstition Share this
A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time.George IlesExplanationSuperstitionTime Share this
The atheist worldview of life is a materialistic culture that frees humanity from superstition.Howard ThompsonAtheismMaterialismSuperstition Share this
The superstition of science scoffs at the superstition of faith.James Anthony FroudeFaithScienceSuperstition Share this
The fishermen say that the “thundering of the pond” scares the fishes and prevents their biting.Henry David ThoreauNatureSuperstition Share this
A little superstition is a good thing to keep in one’s bag of precautions.Gertrude AthertonBeliefSuperstition Share this
Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and mathematical relation to each other.James F. CooperIgnoranceSuperstition Share this
Most kings and priests have been despotic, and all religions have been riddled with superstition.Aldous HuxleyReligionSuperstition Share this
Two half hitches around the horn will hold the devil as sure as you’re born.David LynchProtectionSuperstition Share this
Washing your car and polishing it all up is a never failing sign of rain.Kin HubbardPreparationSuperstitionWeather Share this
An atheist is more reclaimable than a papist, as ignorance is sooner cured than superstition.Laurence SterneAtheismIgnoranceSuperstition Share this
The Cat on your hearthstone to this day presages, By solemnly sneezing, the coming of rain!Arthur GuitermanNaturePredictionSuperstition Share this
Heart-chilling superstition! thou canst glaze even Pity’s eye with her own frozen tear.Samuel Taylor ColeridgePitySuperstition Share this
Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.Seneca the YoungerReligionSuperstitionWorship Share this
The last struggles of a great superstition are very frequently the worst.Andrew Dickson WhiteDeclineStruggleSuperstition Share this
Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition.Archibald Alexander HodgeEvidenceFaithSuperstition Share this
A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.Jose BergaminBeliefDoubtSuperstition Share this
The worst of all superstitions may be that astrology is a superstition.Kedar JoshiCriticismSuperstition Share this
To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Charlie Munger Achievement Deserving Success
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Jean Cocteau Deception Perception Reality
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Jean Cocteau Identity Individuality Rebellion
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Charlie Munger Worry
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Charlie Munger Criticism Past Stupidity
