I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all

Quote by Ralph B Perry

Topics: Morality Quotes, Patriotism Quotes

If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil...

If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil...

The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess...

The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence

A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly.

A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly.

Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may...

Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come...

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come...

In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and...

In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and...

Cynicism: The intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.

Cynicism: The intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.

I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped...

I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped...

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.

We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.

This isn't really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we'll have...

This isn't really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we'll have...

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out...

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out...

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy