If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.

Quote by Lord Salisbury

Topics: Belief Quotes

One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you...

One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you...

Many who think they are workers in politics are really merely tools.

Many who think they are workers in politics are really merely tools.

I rank myself no higher in the scheme of things than a policeman - whose...

I rank myself no higher in the scheme of things than a policeman - whose...

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living...

One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living...

A skeptic is someone who is frustrated beyond belief.

A skeptic is someone who is frustrated beyond belief.

The crisis that the world finds itself in as it swings on the hinge of...

The crisis that the world finds itself in as it swings on the hinge of...

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil....

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil....

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning...

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the incredible and those who...

There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the incredible and those who...

I believe because it is impossible

I believe because it is impossible

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.

Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.

All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgments of probabilities, and not on certainties.

All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgments of probabilities, and not on certainties.

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

All of us do not have equal talents, but all of us should have an...

All of us do not have equal talents, but all of us should have an...

The belief that enhanced understanding will necessarily stir a nation to action is one of...

The belief that enhanced understanding will necessarily stir a nation to action is one of...

If you believe yourself sufficiently hungry, you will eat your own thoughts

If you believe yourself sufficiently hungry, you will eat your own thoughts

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the...

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the...