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Two Ways To Be Fooled

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard

Posted byA Pondering MindMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags: Believe, Philosopher, Philosophy, Philosophy Quotes, Quotes, Soren Kierkegaard, Truth

“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” ~Aldous Huxley

Posted byA Pondering MindMarch 4, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags: Aldous Huxley, Believe, Mind, Quotes

Majority Of Men

“The majority of men… are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and… are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher – 1788-1860

Posted byA Pondering MindFebruary 22, 2021February 21, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags: Arthur Schopenhauer, Believe, men, Philosopher, Philosophy, Philosophy Quotes, Quotes, Thinking3 Comments on Majority Of Men

Propaganda And Education

“The only difference between ‘propaganda’ and ‘education,’ really, is in the point of view. The advocacy of what we believe in is education. The advocacy of what we don’t believe in is propaganda.” ~ Edward Bernays

Posted byA Pondering MindFebruary 9, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags: Believe, Education, Edward Bernays, Propaganda, Quotes, View

“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” ~Aldous Huxley

Posted byA Pondering MindNovember 22, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags: Aldous Huxley, Believe, Mind, Quotes2 Comments on “The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” ~Aldous Huxley

“The majority of men…

“The majority of men… are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and… are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

Posted byA Pondering MindSeptember 21, 2020September 20, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags: Arthur Schopenhauer, Believe, men, Quotes

Remembering A Civil Rights Icon – John Lewis, May you Rest In Peace

“You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.” ~ John Lewis

Posted byA Pondering MindJuly 18, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags: Believe, Civil Rights, Courage, John Lewis, Quotes, Speak8 Comments on Remembering A Civil Rights Icon – John Lewis, May you Rest In Peace

Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. ~Jim Henson

Posted byA Pondering MindMarch 26, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags: Believe, Jim Henson, life, Quotes, Writing2 Comments on Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. ~Jim Henson

“everyone tells you what’s good for you. they don’t want you to find your own answers. they want you to believe theirs.” ~ Dan Millman

Posted byA Pondering MindOctober 17, 2019October 17, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: Answers, Believe, Dan Millman, Quotes3 Comments on “everyone tells you what’s good for you. they don’t want you to find your own answers. they want you to believe theirs.” ~ Dan Millman

Mind

Don’t believe everything you hear – even in your own mind. -Daniel Amen

Posted byA Pondering MindMarch 2, 2018Posted inUncategorizedTags: Believe, Daniel Amen, Hear, Mind, Quotes12 Comments on Mind

Dalai Lama

Fab Quote . co

Posted byA Pondering MindMay 30, 2017May 29, 2017Posted inUncategorizedTags: Believe, Dalai Lama, Days, Love, Musings, Quotes, Thoughts, Wisdom4 Comments on Dalai Lama

Wednesday Morning Quote

Great advice.

Posted byA Pondering MindAugust 5, 2015August 4, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: Achieve, Believe, Body, Mind, Quotes, Thoughts, Wisdom

Quote From “A Bronx Tale”

Posted byA Pondering MindJuly 28, 2015July 28, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: A Bronx Tale, Believe, Hear, Movie, Quotes, See, Thoughts, Wisdom8 Comments on Quote From “A Bronx Tale”

Believe In Yourself

Anonymous Fab Quote

Posted byA Pondering MindJune 12, 2015June 12, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: Believe, Birds, Branches, Quotes, Thoughts, trees, Trust, Wisdom1 Comment on Believe In Yourself

Stephen Hawking Quote

Posted byA Pondering MindMay 15, 2015May 15, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: Believe, Impossible, Quotes, Stephen Hawking, Thoughts, Wisdom4 Comments on Stephen Hawking Quote

John Lennon Quote

“If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that … I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it.” – John Lennon

Posted byA Pondering MindApril 28, 2015April 28, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: Art, Believe, Egomaniac, John Lennon, Music, Quotes, Respect, Thoughts, Wisdom

Believe

May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970

Posted byA Pondering MindJune 8, 2014June 7, 2014Posted inQuotationsTags: Believe, Bertrand Russell, Food, Homeless, Honesty, Quotes, Sex, Streets, Thoughts, Wisdom, Words

… Do and live today

Source

Posted byA Pondering MindMarch 19, 2014March 18, 2014Posted inQuotationsTags: Believe, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Live, Quotes, Thoughts, Today, Tomorrow, Wisdom, Yesterday, Zen, Zen Quotes5 Comments on … Do and live today

Illusions

Don’t believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves. — Albert Camus Wisdom Quotes

Posted byA Pondering MindFebruary 9, 2014Posted inQuotationsTags: Albert Camus, Believe, Honest, Illusions, Opnion, Quotes, Thoughts, Wisdom8 Comments on Illusions

We may believe ……

We may believe that we know what another person is thinking, but most often our efforts at ‘mind reading’ are projections of our own inner, self-centered concerns. — Susan Edmiston, Leonard Scheff

Posted byA Pondering MindNovember 9, 2013Posted inQuotationsTags: Believe, Leonard Scheff, Mind, Mind Reading, Projections, Quotes, Susan Edmiston, Thinking, Thoughts, Wisdom, Zen2 Comments on We may believe ……

American Dream

That’s why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it. — George Carlin

Posted byA Pondering MindOctober 26, 2013October 26, 2013Posted inQuotationsTags: American Dream, Believe, Funny, George Carlin, Humor, Quotes, Sleep, Thoughts6 Comments on American Dream

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