The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Arguments Quotes, Belief Quotes

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

Get married, but never to a man who is home all day

Get married, but never to a man who is home all day

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The...

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The...

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

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...

The frontier between hell and heaven is only the difference between two ways of looking...

The frontier between hell and heaven is only the difference between two ways of looking...

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor...

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor...

I want to be all used up when I die.

I want to be all used up when I die.

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be...

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be...

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are...

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are...

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a...

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a...