France, Anatole -- (Attributed)
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. [Si 50 millions de personnes disent une bêtise, c’est quand même une bêtise.] Anatole France (1844-1924) French poet,...
View ArticleBarrie, James -- Peter Pan, Act 1 (1928)
Every time a child says, “I don’t believe in fairies,” there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead. James Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatistPeter Pan, Act 1 (1928)
View ArticleBurke, Edmund -- (Attributed)
If an idiot were to tell you the same story every day for a year, you would end by believing it. Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Anglo-Irish statesman, orator, philosopher(Attributed) Cited in J.F. Boyes,...
View ArticleBurroughs, John -- The Light of Day, “The Modern Skeptic” (1900)
It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. John Burroughs (1837-1921) American naturalistThe Light of Day, “The Modern Skeptic” (1900)
View ArticleFrance, Anatole -- Speech, Académie Française (24 Dec 1896)
To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France (1844-1924) French poet, journalist, novelist, Nobel Laureate [pseud. of...
View ArticleHook, Sydney -- Political Power and Personal Freedom, ch. 28 “Socialism...
More important than any belief a man holds is the way he holds it. Any fool or fanatic can embrace a doctrine. Even if true, it remains a dogma unless it is evaluated in the light of its alternatives,...
View ArticleWhedon, Joss -- Serenity (2005)
BOOK: Only one thing is gonna walk you though this, Mal: belief. MAL: You know I always look to you for counsel, but sermons make me sleepy, Shepherd. I ain’t looking for help on high. That’s a long...
View ArticleMencken, H.L. -- In Defense of Women (1918)
The curse of man, and the cause of nearly all his woes, is his stupendous capacity for believing the incredible. H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) American writer and journalist [Henry Lewis Mencken]In Defense...
View ArticleCicero, Marcus Tullius -- (Attributed)
There is no better way to convince others than first to convince oneself. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher(Attributed) In Martin Luther, Table Talk (1566) [tr....
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