Quotes About Credulity

A credulous mind Ã¢â'¬Â¦ finds most delight in believing strange things, and the stranger they are the easier they pass with him; but never regards those that are plain and feasible, for every man can believe such.

We are asked by science to believe that the entire universe sprang from nothingness, and at a single point and for no discernible reason. This notion is the limit case for credulity. In other words, if you can believe this, you can believe anything.

First Rule: people would believe any lie, either because they wanted to believe it was true, or because they feared it was.

People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true.

People are stupid. They will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid ti might be true. Zed

People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything

Wizard's First Rule: people are stupid." Richard and Kahlan frowned even more. "People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true.

I find myself believing everything that journalists tell me.

Senator Kerry was fooled by Bashar al-Assad.

If you like someone, you'll believe anything they say," Matteus said. "Think about that for a while. When you sit in your office talking to Johnny Beskow.

A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well.

A man will believe anything that does not cost him anything," said

The higher the intelligence, the more faith, and the less credulity; Gabriel rejects more than we, but out-believes us all.

I have no business being a journalist. I'm the least, I'm the least - I'm the most trusting, I absolutely make a habit of believing anything that anybody tells me about themselves. I've never had any reason in the world to think that anyone has wanted to harm me, or lie to me. I believe whatever is being sold, most of the time.

People still believe what they read is necessarily the truth.

The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.

It could happen. People could be fooled. Memory is short.

We can even believe that we don't believe in anything, which is the greatest credulity of them all.

Ignorance of naturall causes disposeth a man to Credulity, so as to believe many times impossibilities: for such know nothing to the contrary, but that they may be true; being unable to detect the Impossibility. And Credulity, because men love to be hearkened unto in company, disposeth them to lying: so that Ignorance it selfe without Malice, is able to make a man bothe to believe lyes, and tell them; and sometimes also to invent them.

People want to believe bad things, I tell myself, glaring around at my classroom. They want to believe the most shocking story. They see you as the worst version of yourself.

A mild fabrication may raise suspicion, but a major falsehood invites credulity.

O que você mentir eu acredito, eu disse, que nem marcha antiga de Carnaval.

Even if readers claim that they 'take it all with a grain of salt', they do not really. They yearn to believe, and they believe, because believing is easier than disbelieving, and because anything which is written down is likely to be 'true in a way'.

Even if readers claim that they 'take it all with a grain of salt', they do not really. They yearn to believe, and they believe, because believing is easier than disbelieving, and because anything which is written down is likely to be 'true in a way'. I trust this passing reflection will not lead anyone to doubt the truth of any part of this story! When I come to describe my life with Clement Makin credulity will be strained but will I hope not fail!