We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad?

We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad?

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

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

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of read more

Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of others.

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

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

The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.

The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either 'explained,' or allowed to take read more

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either 'explained,' or allowed to take refuge behind the mistakes of the translators, or hide in the drapery of allegory

The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small read more

The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small one.

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

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