Persuade

Famous quotes containing the word persuade:

“We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the way when they are running away; that they see the light when they feel the heat; that they are chosen when they are shunned.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

“Let one persuade many, and he becomes confirmed and convinced, and cares for no better evidence.”
—Chauncey Wright (1830–1875)