I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Confidence Quotes, Trust Quotes

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall...

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of...

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of...

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this / that offences against Charity...

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this / that offences against Charity...

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream...

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream...

I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect,...

I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect,...

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.