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: Superstition
(Related Subjects:
Religion
)
Showing quotations 1 to 7 of 7 quotations in our collections
Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition.
Alexander Hodge
I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
Babe Ruth
(1895 - 1948)
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Bertrand Russell
(1872 - 1970)
,
Unpopular Essays (1950), "Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"
We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.
Cicero
(106 BC - 43 BC)
A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time.
George Iles
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
Helen Keller
(1880 - 1968)
,
The Open Door (1957)
Count Hermann Keyserling once said truly that the greatest American superstition was belief in facts.
John Gunther
(1901 - 1970)
Showing quotations 1 to 7 of 7 quotations in our collections
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