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Nicolas Gomez DavilaModern man does not love, but seeks refuge in love; does not hope, but seeks refuge in hope; does not believe, but seeks refuge in a dogma.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

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Ricky GervaisNever confuse your right to say what you believe with a right to never be disagreed with and ridiculed for saying what you believe.

—  Ricky Gervais, 1961-, British comedian & screenwriter

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George Bernard ShawNo man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Friedrich NietzscheConvictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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George W. BushIn the end, leaders are defined by the convictions they hold.

—  George W. Bush, 1946-, American President

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Saint AugustineIf you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.

—  Saint Augustine, 354-430, Christian theologian & philosopher

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Stanislaw Jerzy LecSome like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand.

—  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, 1906-1966, Polish author of maxims

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Francis BaconMan prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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Somerset MaughamThe fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Robert Oxton BoltA belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that possesses the mind.

—  Robert Oxton Bolt, 1924-1955, British playwright

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George Bernard ShawHe is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Emile M. CioranIntelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers.

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

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H.L. MenckenThe central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Ricky GervaisBeliefs do not change facts. Facts, if one is rational, should change beliefs.

—  Ricky Gervais, 1961-, British comedian & screenwriter

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Emile M. CioranWe have convictions only if we have studied nothing thoroughly.

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

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Michel de MontaigneNothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.

—  Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker

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Umberto EcoWhen men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything.

—  Umberto Eco, 1932-2016, Italian writer

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Bertrand RussellMany orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

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William FaulknerMemory believes before knowing remembers.

—  William Faulkner, 1897-1962, American writer, Nobel 1949

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Vincent Van GoghPrinciples are only good when they generate acts.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Vladimir NabokovThe isms go, the ist dies, art remains.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Benjamin DisraeliNurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

—  Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister

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Charles Caleb ColtonHe that will only believe what he can fully comprehend must either have a very long head, or a very short creed.

—  Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer

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William JamesBelieve that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

—  William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher

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Graham GreeneI've caught belief like a disease. I've fallen into belief like I fell in love.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

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Blaise PascalPeople almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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George OrwellAt any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergWith most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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David Lloyd GeorgeDoctrinaires are the vultures of principle. They feed upon principle after it is dead.

—  David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922]

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Frank A. ClarkThere’s nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.

—  Frank A. Clark, 1911-1991, American cartoonist

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Charles BukowskiThe more crap you believe, the better off you are.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Charles BukowskiPeople who believe in politics are like people who believe in God: they are sucking wind through bent straws.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Ludwig WittgensteinAt the core of all well-founded belief, lies belief that is unfounded.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

Bertrand RussellFaith: a firm belief for which there is no evidence.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Bertrand RussellI would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Bertrand RussellEvery man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Gustave FlaubertThe art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

Anatole FranceMan is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Terry PratchettSeeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Marshall McLuhanI wouldn’t have seen it if I hadn’t believed it.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Henry de MontherlantThere is no merit in being convinced of something. There is no demerit in not being convinced of anything.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Henri JeansonI am not skeptical. I don't believe in anything, but I firmly believe in it …

—  Henri Jeanson, 1900-1970, French critic & columnist

Ernest RenanMan makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.

—  Ernest Renan, 1823-1892, French philosopher & historian

Søren KierkegaardThe self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

H.L. MenckenThe average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets pleasure out of it.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

Alphonse de LamartinAt twenty every one is a democrat.

—  Alphonse de Lamartin, 1790-1869, French poet

Francis Scott FitzgeraldAt eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

Cyril ConnollyMost people do not believe in anything very much and our greatest poetry is given to us by those who do.

—  Cyril Connolly, 1903-1974, British writer

Alberto MoraviaWhen you aren’t sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself. That’s the basic principle of every faith.

—  Alberto Moravia, 1907-1990, Italian writer




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