Quotes About Superstition

Egypt, the fruitful parent of superstition, afforded the first example of the monastic life.

Presumably those who enjoyed inflicting cruelty could hardly believe their luck and set about popularizing the superstition that their victims could only achieve peace of mind by forgiving them.' 'You

With grim care the Master and the superintendent watched them. It is at such times of climatic stress that dogs occasionally become sick or half crazed with the heat, unless they are kept quiet and as cool as may be. Hence the superstition that rabies walks rampant during the so-called dog days. Almost never is it true rabies. Nearly always it is some malady or other due to exposure or over-exertion or wrong feeding, on the part of the humans in charge.

was important, therefore, to overthrow superstition and to bring religion within the domain of reason. First of all the priesthood must be deprived for ever of its influence. Then an improvement of the social condition of mankind must be introduced, since the level of morality depends upon social conditions. Jesus was a social reformer. Through the attainment of "the highest perfection of which Society is capable, universal peace" was "gradually to be brought about.

No idea is bad unless a person is uncritical. Accepting a guess as a truth, as superstitious people do, is misguided, but so is ignoring a guess, as pedantic people do. As regards ideas, it is only bad not to have any.

First time's a fluke; second time's a coincidence," said Velius. "Third time's tradition," finished Erik.

But at the time of their call they were exceedingly ignorant, narrow-minded, superstitious, full of Jewish prejudices, misconceptions, and animosities. They had much to unlearn of what was bad, as well as much to learn of what was good, and they were slow both to learn and to unlearn.

Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition.

Sebbene, come tutti a quei tempi, non credessero in Dio, erano però, come tutti, superstiziosi. Della fede si può dubitare quanto si vuole, ma della superstizione si è convinti.

I devised the Bert Lance Toe Test then - you go out on the front porch of the house, turn 'The Washington Post' over with your big toe, and if your name's above the fold, you know you're not going to have a good day.

Even now, I'm very superstitious, in silly ways. I always put my left boot on first. Or on set, I always tie my bow tie from right to left.

Before I step on a starting block, I will clap three times and shake out my arms twice. I don't feel ready to race unless I do that.

I'm a very superstitious person. I come from a long line of superstitious people, so it's not going anywhere. For instance, we have this thing on our movies where if one of the key personnel gets a haircut in the middle of the movie, it's bad luck. I swear by that.

Lucky Devon Pixies, said the sign. I'm a lucky Devon pixie, from the legend old and true, Kiss me once and turn me twice and I'll bring luck to you. The pixies were silver charms in pretty little boxes with the verse on the lid,

My grandfather always said a sudden shiver meant someone had just stepped on the spot where your grave would be.

Her ambition was an extremely distressing condition. She sought power the way a superstitious man might look for a four-leaf clover.

Who of late for cleanliness,Finds sixpence in her shoe?

Alternativa" é a palavra da moda para fazer importante o que não tem nenhum significado. Ela serve para enfeitar um misto de misticismo medieval, bobagem herbalista, lixo dietético, brinquedos elétricos, superstição, sugestão, ignorância e pura fraude.

Se estrecha el círculo. Un nuevo terror nacido de la muerte, una nueva superstición que invade la fortaleza del tiempo. Soy leyenda.

new terror born in death, a new superstition entering the unassailable fortress of forever. I am legend.

Oh, they knew it was something, but it couldn't be that -- not that. That was imagination, that was superstition, there was no such thing as that. And before science had caught up with the legend, the legend had swallowed science and everything.

Seriously, who curses you with their dying breath and says: I hope your eye twitches!

cast their babes to the crocodiles in the Ganges.

They're hobgoblins