Famous quotes containing the word convince:
“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)
“There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)
“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.”
—Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)