Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:There are many silly superstitions about lightning, and as a result many people - maybe even you - are terrified of it. You shouldn't worry. Thanks to modern science we now know that lightning is nothing more than huge chunks of electricity that can come out of the sky, anytime, anywhere, and kill you.[Dave Barry] Quote:Count Hermann Keyserling once said truly that the greatest American superstition was belief in facts. [John Henry Cardinal Newman] Quote:We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition. [Cicero] Quote:Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. [Helen Keller] Quote:A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time. [Helen Keller] Quote: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] Quote:Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition. [Bertrand Russell] Definitions of: superstitionDefinition: An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious.Definition: An ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity; excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion. Definition: The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects. Definition: Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like. Definition: Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness. |
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