Higher Superstition

Famous quotes containing the words higher and/or superstition:

“The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)

“A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)