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Quotations by Subject: Belief
(Related Subjects: Faith, Religion)
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Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to believe.: Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988), misquoting Sir Walter Scott
I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.: Leo Rosten (1908 - )
Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.: Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898), Alice in Wonderland
They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were; they all fused into a single stubbornness.: Louise Erdrich
Remember that what you believe will depend very much on what you are.: Noah Porter (1811 - 1892)
I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
Some things have to be believed to be seen.: Ralph Hodgson, on ESP
Unless you believe, you will not understand.: Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD), De Libero Arbitrio
Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgement.: Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD), 4 BC-65 AD
Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened.: Thomas Hardy
Believe one who has proved it. Believe an expert.: Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC), Aeneid
They can conquer who believe they can.: Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC)
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.: Voltaire (1694 - 1778)


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