Quotes About Open-mindedness

Freedom of speech is useless without freedom of thought.

In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it.

It is better to leave each one in his own opinion than to enter into arguments.

is more profitable to leave everyone to his way of thinking than to give way to contentious discourses.

Beware the man of a single book.

Be thoughtful and strategic, but also be open to blessings arriving in unexpected forms.

Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them.

The purpose of a good education is to show you that there are three sides to a two-sided story.

To free oneself from fear and hope, belief and superstition. To be free of convictions and parties.

I do not subscribe to this communal error of judging a man according to the way I perceive things.

Montaignes ware plezier is het zoeken, niet het vinden. Hij is niet een van die filosofen die op zoek zijn naar de steen der wijzen, naar een nuttige formule. Hij wil dogma noch leer en is permanent op zijn hoede voor starre beweringen: 'Niets boud beweren, niets lichtvaardig ontkennen.

One should take good care never to treat one's own moral code as something universally valid

There is a certain segment of knitters who refuse to accept that there may be such a thing as a wool allergy. They accept that you can be allergic to bees, peanut butter, daisies, or penicillin, but not their precious wool. They maintain that the allergic have simply not yet met the "right" wool.

What you hear depends on how you listen.

Be open-minded, but not so open-minded that your brains fall out.

Do not think that this is all there is. More and more wonderful teachings exist.

So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.

One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all he has been in the wrong.

For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead.

I believe that one of the best ways of getting at truth is reflecting with others who have opposing views and who share your interest in finding the truth rather than being proven right

He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

Philosophy is not one truth, but thousands of truths. You don't have to believe in just one thing. When you chose one idea, you close yourself to the rest.

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.

Help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak, and to remember the peace that may be found in silence.