Absolute certainty Quote by John Stuart Mill

“[For people] to refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is…

— John Stuart Mill

“First, if any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to…

— John Stuart Mill

All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.

— John Stuart Mill

if any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume…

— John Stuart Mill

“It is common for conversations to consist of people sharing their conclusions rather than exploring the reasoning that led to those conclusions. As a…

— Ray Dalio

“Those who would suppress an opinion (it is assumed that they are honest) deny its truth, but they are not infallible. They may be…

— John Bagnell Bury

Ignorance speaks loudly, so as to be heard; but its volume proves reason to doubt every word.

— Wes Fesler

Sometimes in conversation the sound of our own voice distracts us and misleads us into making assertions that in no way express our true…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means.

— Mason Cooley

We can refute assertions, but who can refute silence?

— Charles Dickens

It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.

— Maurice Switzer

To understand some ones silence after being much persuasive, it depends on the perseverance and the self analysis of the real reason also...

— Santanu Mishra