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Quotations by Subject: Superstition (7 quotes)

Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time.: George Iles
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A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
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Count Hermann Keyserling once said truly that the greatest American superstition was belief in facts.: John Gunther (1901 - 1970)
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I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run.: Babe Ruth (1895 - 1948)
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Results from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations:

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"
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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)
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When the mind has once begun to yield to the weakness of superstition, trifles impress it with the force of conviction.: Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
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Results from Classic Quotes:

"Management" means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folklore and superstition, and of cooperation for force. . .: Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005), People and Performance
Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.: Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), James Reston, Galileo, A Life, HarperCollins, NY, 1994, p 461.
Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition.: Alexander Hodge
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