Habit Quote by John Stuart Mill

True opinions can prevail only if the facts to which they refer are known; if they are not known, false ideas are just as…

— Walter Lippmann

Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions.

— Herbert Spencer

One had rather have no opinion than a false one.

— Thomas Jefferson

It is in numberless instances happier to have a false opinion which we believe true, than a true one of which we doubt.

— Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

However unwillingly a person who has a strong opinion may admit the possibility that his opinion may be false, he ought to be moved…

— John Stuart Mill

The habit of an opinion often leads to the complete conviction of its truth, it hides the weaker parts of it, and makes us…

— Jons Jacob Berzelius

Recognize that dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong, and go out of your way to reward them.

— Adam Grant

People assign much higher probability to the truth of their opinions than is warranted.

— Daniel Kahneman

The real advantage which truth has, consists in this, that when an opinion is true, it may be extinguished once, twice, or many times,…

— John Stuart Mill

I believe that one of the best ways of getting at truth is reflecting with others who have opposing views and who share your…

— Ray Dalio

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a history of…

— Adam Grant