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Philosophical literature3 quotes
For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes. — Francis Bacon · 1620The skeptical are the most credulous. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones. — Bertrand Russell · 1950Autobiography and memoir2 quotes
Hatred, as well as love, renders its votaries credulous. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1781Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. — Julius Caesar · 49 BCHistorical literature1 quote
Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. — Julius Caesar · 49 BCScientific literature1 quote
To doubt everything and to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; each saves us from thinking. — Henri Poincare · 1902Tragedy (play)1 quote
He takes false shadows for true substances. — William Shakespeare · 1594