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title: "4 Commonly Believed Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/believe-nothing-o-monks-just-because-you-have-been-told-it-or-it-is/)

[Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/525/gautama-buddha-163_analysis_believe-nothing-o-monks-just-because-you_81724.jpg)

> [“...the progress of science depends much less upon either theoretical considerations or systematic investigation than is commonly believed, but rather on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-wolfe/the-progress-of-science-depends-much-less-upon-either-theoretical/)

[Gene Wolfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-wolfe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13b/gene-wolfe-2530_research_the-progress-of-science-depends-much-les_309892.jpg)

> [“It's commonly believed that there's less pressure on a woman to be married these days than there used to be. If that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-miller/it-s-commonly-believed-that-there-s-less-pressure-on-a-woman-to-be/)

[Sarah Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/sarah-miller-16942_better-now_it-s-commonly-believed-that-there-s-less_534565.jpg)

> [“(not, as is commonly believed, because of air friction). To”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randall-munroe/not-as-is-commonly-believed-because-of-air-friction-to/)

[Randall Munroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randall-munroe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/randall-munroe-4800_commonly_not-as-is-commonly-believed-because-of-a_1302151.png)

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