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The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.
The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.
Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity, never of the correctness of a belief.
Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity, never of the correctness of a belief.
Tell me your profession, and I will anticipate your beliefs.
Tell me your profession, and I will anticipate your beliefs.
What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite.
What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite.
Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable.
Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable.
One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.
One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.
It is wrong always, everywhere and for everyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
It is wrong always, everywhere and for everyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
