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Gullibility |
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Quotations
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 8 likes | |
In most cases men willingly believe what they wish. — Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, Roman general & Consul 7 likes | |
Although you may tell lies, people will believe you, if only you speak with authority. — Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer 7 likes | |
We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 5 likes | |
Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 5 likes | |
Every fool believes what his teachers tell him, and calls his credulity science or morality as confidently as his father called it divine revelation. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 5 likes | |
Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 4 likes | |
Love believes all things and yet is never deceived. — Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher 3 likes | |
There are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims 3 likes | |
I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 2 likes | |
The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity. — Philip Sidney, 1554-1586, English poet & courtier 2 likes | |
When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous. — Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929] 2 likes | |
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. | |
One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them. | |
It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils, since we invented them. | |
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence. | |
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. | |
Faith is a wondrous thing; it is not only capable of moving mountains, but also of making you believe that a herring is a race horse. | |
Anyone who can worship a trinity and insist that his religion is a monotheism can believe anything. | |
We accept too damned many things on the explanations of people who could have good reasons for lying. | |
Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism. |
Latin Quotes
To the pure, all things are pure. Puris omnia pura. |
Funny Quotes
For every little kid who still believes in Santa Claus, there is at least one adult who still believes in professional wrestling. — Doug Larson, 1926-2017, American columnist 5 likes |
Ancient Greek
Good men are easily deceived. Οι αγαθοί ευαπάτητοι. — Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 7 likes |
Proverbs
If you believe everything you read, better not read. 4 likes |