#credulity

The race of man, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity. ↗

— Carl Van Doren

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The first step towards philosophy is incredulity. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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There's always this sense of incredulity that writers feel, because they're usually living flat and ordinary lives, because they have to. ↗

— Doris Lessing

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There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch. ↗

— Bette Davis

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A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

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