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It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.
It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.
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.
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
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.
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.
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.
Tell me your profession, and I will anticipate your beliefs.
Tell me your profession, and I will anticipate your beliefs.
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.
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.