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- If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.
- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
- A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.
- William James (1842 - 1910)
- Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.
- G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
- The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
- The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.
- Henri-Frédéric Amiel
- When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.
- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
- On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
- George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
- Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.
- Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), The Black Cottage
- A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.
- Daniel Webster (1782 - 1852)
- Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere.
- G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
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