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Disbelief |
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Quotations
 | The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 23 likes |
 | It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 14 likes |
 | Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. — Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, German chancellor 11 likes |
 | We hear only half of what is said to us, understand only half of that, believe only half of that, and remember only half of that. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 8 likes |
 | Don't talk about yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved. — Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker 5 likes |
 | I still say a church steeple with a lightening rod on top shows a lack of confidence. — Doug McLeod, 1946-, American blues musician 4 likes |
 | Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 4 likes |
 | I've always been suspicious of collective truths. — Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright 4 likes |
 | Believe those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it; doubt all, but do not doubt yourself. — André Gide, 1869-1951, French writer, Nobel 1947 4 likes |
 | Every time you say you don't believe in fairies, a fairy dies. — James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer 4 likes |
 | Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 4 likes |
 | Skepticism is an exercise in defascination. — Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher 3 likes |
| A gifted humanity can only produce skeptics, never saints. — Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher 3 likes |
 | Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason. — Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer 3 likes |
 | Love your country, but never trust its government. — Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer 3 likes |
 | A Man apt to promise, is apt to forget. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 2 likes |
 | Not believing has a sickness which is believing a little. — Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet 2 likes |
 | I mistrust all frank and simple people, especially when their stories hold together. — Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961, American writer, Nobel 1954 2 likes |
 | If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 2 likes |
 | Disbelief is a terrible luxury. — Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims 2 likes |
 | Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation. — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer 1 likes |
 | Journalists never tell the truth, even when they do. — Wolinski, 1934-2015, French cartoonist 1 likes |
 | I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me “I love you.” … There is an African saying which is: “Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” — Maya Angelou, 1928-2014, American poet 1 likes |
 | What a woman says to a passionate lover should be written in the wind and the running water. |
 | Not believing others implies that you yourself are deceitful. The liar suffers twice: he neither believes nor is believed. |
 | Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule. |
 | Flattery won’t hurt you if you don’t swallow it. |
 | If something is repeated over and over as obvious, the chances are that it is obviously false. — Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist |
 | What the eye doesn't see and the mind doesn't know, doesn't exist. |
 | If you believe that their real intention is to kill you, it isn't unreasonable to believe that they would lie to you. — Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician (on doubts about PLO sincerity about recognition of Israel) |
 | Constant disbelief is too high a price to pay in order not to be deceived. |
 | As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth, hear both sides and believe neither. |
 | Disbelief has never been a sign of intelligence. |
 | Man matures when he stops believing that politics solves his problems. |
Latin Quotes
 | Take nobody's word for it. Nullius in verba. 30 likes |
 | Do no trust the appearance. Fronti nulla fides. 30 likes |
 | I add a grain of salt. Addito salis grano. — Pliny the Elder, 23-79 μ.X., Roman natural philosopher 17 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. — Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer 15 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Write the oaths of vicious men in water. Ανδρών δε φαύλων όρκον εις ύδωρ γράφε. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 5 likes |
 | Be afraid of the Greeks bearing gifts. Φοβού τους Δαναούς και δώρα φέροντας. — Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet 5 likes |
 | No one believes those who talk much even when they are telling the truth. Απιστούνται δ’ oι λάλοι καν αληθεύωσιν. — Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian 5 likes |
 | I inscribe the vows of a woman on water. Όρκους εγώ γυναικός εις ύδωρ γράφω. — Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet 4 likes |
 | Men trust their ears less than their eyes. Ωτα γαρ τυγχάνει ανθρώποισι εόντα απιστότερα οφθαλμών. — Herodotus, 480-420 BC, Ancient Greek historian, the “ father of History” 2 likes |
Proverbs
 | The liar is not believed even when he tells the truth. 5 likes |
