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A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt.

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AuthorBritish1894 · 19th century

4.7 · 53 votes · 104 reads

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A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

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Winston Churchill

PoliticianBritish1874 · 19th century

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Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.

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AuthorBritish1894 · 19th century

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Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

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George Santayana

PoetSpanish- American1863 · 19th century

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Fanaticism soberly defined, is the false fire of an over heated mind.

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William Butler Yeats

PoetIrish1865 · 19th century

4.5 · 40 votes · 168 reads

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Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

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Friedrich Nietzsche

WriterGerman1844 · 19th century

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I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic's heart.

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PainterBritish1757 · 18th century

4.1 · 44 votes · 190 reads

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If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.

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Johann Kaspar Lavater

TheologianSwiss1741 · 18th century

3.7 · 58 votes · 124 reads

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In the fevered state of our country, no good can ever result from any attempt to set one of these fiery zealots to rights, either in fact or principle. They are determined as to the facts they will believe, and the opinions on which they will act. Get by

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PhilosopherBritish1588 · 16th century

3.3 · 29 votes · 137 reads

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The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.

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PhilosopherRomanian1911 · 20th century

5.0 · 43 votes

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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
Denis Diderot
PhilosopherFrench1713 · 18th century
4.5 · 45 votes · 165 reads
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The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.
Alexander Pope
PoetEnglish1688 · 17th century
3.2 · 64 votes · 107 reads
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There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.
John D. Rockefeller
BusinessmanAmerican1839 · 19th century
4.2 · 41 votes · 162 reads
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Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
TheologianRoman1224 · 13th century
3.5 · 18 votes · 154 reads
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