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Insufficient Quotes by William James
- Belief is desecrated when given to unproved and unquestioned statements for the solace and private pleasure of the believer . . . It is wrong…
- It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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- You must know, then, that there are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force: the first method… — Niccolo Machiavelli
- Look round this universe. What an immense profusion of beings, animated and organized, sensible and active! You admire this prodigious variety and… — David Hume
- [Sherlock Holmes:] The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession. — Arthur Conan Doyle
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- It is possible that these may all be insufficient to control the caprice and wickedness of man. But are they not all… — James Madison
- They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to… — Eric Hoffer
- The main problem with those who deny the existence of God is not intellectual. It is not because of insufficient information, or… — R C Sproul
- This fight has nothing to do with soldierly gallantry or principles of the Geneva Convention. If the fight against the partisans is… — Wilhelm Keitel