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Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.
Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.
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.
I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for read more
I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with.
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.
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.
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.
Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief.
Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief.
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.