The feeble minded are people who know the truth, but only affirm it as
consistent with their own interests. Apart from that, they denounce it.
-- Pascal
consistent with their own interests. Apart from that, they denounce it.
-- Pascal
Related:
- The only completely consistent people are the dead.
Aldous... - The open-minded see the truth in different things: the narrow-minded see
only the differences.
Author... - People who pursue their own intellectual interests
for purely personal reasons are more likely to benefit... - Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life.
The only completely consistent people are the dead... - If it were true that men could achieve their good by means of turning some
men into sacrificial animals,
and ... if I were asked to serve the interests of society... - People must not attempt to impose their own 'truth' on others.
The right to profess the truth must always be upheld... - Jim and Tammy Bakker are the only people I know who
are a disgrace to their underwear... - One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have
only interests.
John Stuart... - My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe
and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image,
to be servants of their human interests. -- George...
