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.

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.

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.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.

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

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

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not read more

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

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.