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“People will tell us that without the consolations of religion they would be intolerably unhappy. So far as this is true, it is a coward's argument. Nobody but a coward would consciously choose to live in a fool's paradise. When a man suspects his wife of infidelity, he is not thought the better of for shutting his eyes to the evidence. And I cannot see why ignoring evidence should be contemptible in one case and admirable in the other.”

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Book:Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68

Source: Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68

“How often have I not heard a perfectly intelligent female says, in the tone of one clinching an argument, 'Edgar says -- ' And all the time you are perfectly aware that Edgar is a perfect fool.”

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Book:The man in the brown suit

Source: The man in the brown suit

“It is an easy thing to call names; any fool is equal to that ... and the weapon of vituperation is generally used by those who lack brains for argument or are upon the wrong side.”

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Book:Elsie's Motherhood

Source: Elsie's Motherhood

“Unlike mathematical theorems, scientific results can't be proved. They can only be tested again and again, until only a fool would not believe them. I cannot prove that electrons exist..........if you don't believe in them I have a high voltage cattle prod I'm willing to apply as an argument on their behalf. Electrons speak for themselves.”

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Author:Seth Lloyd

“Always win fools first. They talk much, and what they have once uttered they will stick to; whereas there is always time, up to the last moment, to bring before a wise man arguments that may entirely change his opinion.”

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Book:Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms

Source: Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms

“The master of superstition, is the people; and in all superstition, wise men follow fools; and arguments are fitted to practice, in a reversed order.”

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Book:The Works of Francis Bacon

Source: The Works of Francis Bacon

“When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him a kingdom is Where reason lacks dominion, Who calls conviction prejudice And prejudice opinion.”

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Author:Phyllis McGinley

“A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.”

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Author:Miguel de Unamuno