Marcus Tullius Cicero Superstitions Quotations

Superstition is an unreasoning fear of God.

There is in superstition a senseless fear of God.

Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind. [Lat., Accedit etiam mors, quae quasi saxum Tantalo semper impendit: tum superstitio, qua qui est imbutus quietus esse numquam potest.]

There is in superstition a senseless fear of God; religion consists in the pious worship of Him. [Lat., Superstitio, in qua inest inanis timor Dei; religio, quae dei pio cultu continetur.]

We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.

Religion is not removed by removing superstition.