Mind Quote by Blaise Pascal

“People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others.”

— Blaise Pascal

“We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others.”

— Blaise Pascal

People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others.

— Blaise Pascal

“I did it—I who should have known better. I persuaded Reginald to go to the McKillops’ garden-party against his will. We all make mistakes…

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— T. E. Lawrence

Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation with…

— Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

You're generally better off sticking with what you know.

— Donald Trump

Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones.

— William of Ockham

Man is always worse than most people suspect, but also generally better than most people dream.

— Reinhold Niebuhr

“those who ask themselves whether they will perform a task generally do better than those who tell themselves that they will.”

— David DiSalvo

“People generally believe that which they wish to believe and disbelieve that which is unpleasant.”

— Rodney L. Petersen

People generally fall into one of three groups: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority…

— Myles Munroe