Convince

Famous quotes containing the word convince:

“There is such a thing as food and such a thing as poison. But the damage done by those who pass off poison as food is far less than that done by those who generation after generation convince people that food is poison.”
—Paul Goodman (1911–1972)

“I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind; and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)

“If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)