#credulity — Public Fediverse posts
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A quotation from Terry Pratchett
People who would not believe a High Priest if he said the sky was blue, and was able to produce signed affidavits to this effect from his white-haired old mother and three Vestal virgins, would trust just about anything whispered darkly behind their hand by a complete stranger in a pub.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld, Book 18, Maskerade (1995)More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8413…
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A quotation from Robert Holmes
ROMANA: You mean you didn’t believe his story?
THE DOCTOR: No.
ROMANA: But he had such an honest face.
THE DOCTOR: Romana, you can’t be a successful crook with a dishonest face, can you?Robert Holmes (1926-1986) British television screenwriter
Doctor Who (1963), 16×01 “The Ribos Operation,” Part 2 (1978-09-09)More about this quote: wist.info/holmes-robert/81578/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertholmes #doctorwho #fourthdoctor #romana #appearance #credibility #credulity #crook #disbelief #dishonesty #facade #face #fraud #honesty
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A quotation from Robert Holmes
ROMANA: You mean you didn’t believe his story?
THE DOCTOR: No.
ROMANA: But he had such an honest face.
THE DOCTOR: Romana, you can’t be a successful crook with a dishonest face, can you?Robert Holmes (1926-1986) British television screenwriter
Doctor Who (1963), 16×01 “The Ribos Operation,” Part 2 (1978-09-09)More about this quote: wist.info/holmes-robert/81578/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertholmes #doctorwho #fourthdoctor #romana #appearance #credibility #credulity #crook #disbelief #dishonesty #facade #face #fraud #honesty
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A quotation from Robert Holmes
ROMANA: You mean you didn’t believe his story?
THE DOCTOR: No.
ROMANA: But he had such an honest face.
THE DOCTOR: Romana, you can’t be a successful crook with a dishonest face, can you?Robert Holmes (1926-1986) British television screenwriter
Doctor Who (1963), 16×01 “The Ribos Operation,” Part 2 (1978-09-09)More about this quote: wist.info/holmes-robert/81578/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertholmes #doctorwho #fourthdoctor #romana #appearance #credibility #credulity #crook #disbelief #dishonesty #facade #face #fraud #honesty
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When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. Self-deception, credulity, and charlatanism are somehow linked together.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 83 (1955)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/hoffer-eric/16699/
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