Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.

Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.

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.

Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable.

Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.