To believe with certainty we must begin by doubting. King Stanislas I of Poland I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe Leo Rosten US (Polish-born) author (1908 - ) We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings. Ovid Roman poet (43 BC - 17 AD) It is easier to believe than to doubt. Everett D. Martin With most people unbelief in one thing is founded upon blind belief in another. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799) As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use. William James US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist (1842 - 1910) We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible. You cannot educate a man wholly out of superstitious fears which were implanted in his imagination, no matter how utterly his reason may reject them. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. US jurist (1841 - 1935) If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832) We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears apples. Ralph Waldo Emerson US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882) He that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a long head or a very short creed. C. C. Colton |