“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.”
More from Robert Heinlein on Wisdom
“I'm always suspicious of disinterested interest.”
“Never own more than you can carry in both hands at a dead run.”
“The way to find justice is to deal fairly with other people and not worry about how they deal with you.”
“The less respect an older person deserves the more certain he is to demand it from anyone younger.”
“Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.”
“His was not a small mind bothered by logic and consistency.”
“He was finding it ruinously expensive to be rich.”
“To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster.”
“I never learned from a man who agreed with me.”
“Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”