Believe Quote by John Dewey

Men are mistaken in thinking themselves free; their opinion is made up of consciousness of their own actions, and ignorance of the causes by…

— Anonymous

Men have such a good opinion of themselves, of their mental superiority and intellectual depth; they believe themselves so skilled in discerning the true…

— Al-Ghazali

When two, or more men, know of one and the same fact, they are said to be CONSCIOUS of it one to another; which…

— Thomas Hobbes

Men educated in [the critical habit of thought]are slow to believe. They can hold things as possible or probable in all degrees, without certainty…

— William Graham Sumner

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their own notions well, or which suggest to them ideas…

— Anonymous

Men who have excessive faith in their theories or ideas are not only ill prepared for making discoveries; they also make very poor observations.…

— Claude Bernard

Every Man being conscious to himself, That he thinks, and that which his Mind is employ'd about whilst thinking, being the Ideas, that are…

— John Locke

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the…

— Isaac Newton

The more men believe an idea to be true the greater the likelihood that the idea is mistaken. Those who are right usually stand…

— Soren Kierkegaard

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of…

— Bertrand Russell

When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon, than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment…

— Baron d'Holbach

There is perhaps no truer sign that a man is really advancing than that he is learning to forget himself, that he is losing…

— John Campbell Shairp