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

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront...

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to...

What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances....

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances....

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got...

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got...

It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief

It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

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 British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

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...

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the seed of an equivalent...

Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the seed of an equivalent...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...