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Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.

Quote by Joseph Joubert about religion

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.

Quote by Francis Bacon about man, things

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about science, religion, error

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.

Quote by Isaac Asimov about future, burden, celebrity, stars, humanity

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

Quote by Adam Smith about science, enthusiasm

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

Quote by George Herbert about devil, world

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Quote by Bertrand Russell about fear, cruelty, beginning, wisdom

Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and mathematical relation to each other.

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about ignorance, relation