Quotes About Skepticism

when they become informed, they become tired like you, jaded.

Men intrinsically do not trust new things that they have not experienced themselves.

the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it.

He who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better off under the new... partly from the incredulity of mankind, who will never admit the merit of anything new, until they have seen it proved by the event.

Men in general judge more with the eye than with the hand, because everyone can see, but few can feel. Everyone sees what you seem to be, but few feel what you are. – Constantine translation

el que engaña con arte halla siempre gente que se deje engañar.

Men are so thoughtless they'll opt for a diet that tastes good without realizing there's a hidden poison in it.

li quali non credano in verità le cose nuove, se non ne veggono nata una ferma esperienza.

For a long time I have not said what I believed, nor do I ever believe what I say. And if sometimes I do happen to tell the truth, I hide it among so many lies that it is hard to find.

People in general judge more by the eyes than by the hands, for everyone can see, but few can feel. Everyone sees what you appear to be, few feel what you are.

L'homme qui en toutes choses veut faire profession de bonté se ruine inéluctablement parmi tant d'hommes qui n'ont aucune bonté.

Die Menschen sind undankbar, unbeständig, heuchlerisch, furchtsam und eigennützig.

Ludzie b?d? zawsze dla ciebie ?li, je?eli konieczno?? nie zmusi ich do tego, by byli dobrzy

Denn die Menschen sind so einfältig und so gewöhnt, den herrschenden Verhältnissen nachzugeben, dass der, welcher betrügen will, immer Leute findet, welche sich betrügen lassen.

Gubi siÄ™ ten, kto czyni drugiego pot??nym, gdy? tworzy siÄ™ tÄ™ potÄ™gÄ™ zrÄ™cznoÅ›ciÄ… lub siÅ'Ä…, a jedno i drugie budzi nieufno?? u tego, który staÅ' siÄ™ pot??nym

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

Believe me, I'm no romantic, and while I've heard all about love at first sight, I've never believed in it, and I still don't. But even so, there was something there, something recognizably real, and I couldn't look away.

I don't pray because it doesn't work. Prayer doesn't fix anything. Bad things happen anyway.

Doesn't surprise me, Nana snorted. I wouldn't put anything past your late husband. He's not dead, Nana. Nana sighed. Hope springs eternal.

Maybe he suspected something, maybe he'd simply been around long enough to know that fairytales seldom came true

If I had a motto, it would be, 'Believe in God, fear the church'.

To me, the music industry doesn't exist, it's like the devil, it doesn't exist if you don't believe in it.

If you are an Arabic-speaking, Greek-Orthodox going to a French school it makes you deeply sceptical if you have to listen to three different accounts of the Crusades - one from the Muslim side, one from the Greek side and one from the Catholic side.

I just don't like mutual funds. I think they're a rip-off.