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Superstition is the poetry of life. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Superstition is the poison of the mind. – Joseph Lewis
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds. – Edmund Burke
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy, the mad daughter of a wise mother. – Voltaire
Since so many great thinkers disagree about what superstition is, I’m just going to share a few of my favorites.

• If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will follow.
• Evil spirits can’t harm you when you stand inside a circle.
• If a mirror in the house falls and breaks, someone in the house will die soon.
• Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house.
• The dried body of a frog worn in a silk bag around the neck averts fits.
• If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken.
• If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
• A dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.
• If you leave a rocking chair rocking when empty, it invites evil spirits to come into your house to sit in the rocking chair.
• A spider is a repellent against plague when worn around the neck in a walnut shell.
• A swan’s feather, sewed into your husband’s pillow, will ensure fidelity.
• if you bite your tongue while eating, it is because you have recently told a lie.