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Reasoning against a prejudice is like fighting against a shadow; it exhausts the reasoner, without visibly affecting the prejudice.
Reasoning against a prejudice is like fighting against a shadow; it exhausts the reasoner, without visibly affecting the prejudice.
He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, read more
He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out the truth, and often leads to ruinous error.
Prejudice is being down on something you're not up on.
Prejudice is being down on something you're not up on.
The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or read more
Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education; they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the read more
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it will contract.
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
All colors will agree in the dark.
All colors will agree in the dark.