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There's a sucker born every minute.
There's a sucker born every minute.
The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small read more
The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small one.
Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.
Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.
The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
The more gross the fraud, the more glibly will it go down and the more greedily will it be swallowed, read more
The more gross the fraud, the more glibly will it go down and the more greedily will it be swallowed, since folly will always find faith wherever imposters will find impudence.
I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all.
I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all.
I cannot spare the luxury of believing that all things beautiful are what they seem.
I cannot spare the luxury of believing that all things beautiful are what they seem.
Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of read more
Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of others.
You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly.
You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly.