(255 quotes found)
“Prejudice squints when it looks, and lies when it talks”
Duchess de Abrantes
“Prejudices are the props of civilization”
Andre Gide
“Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument”
Samuel Johnson
“Common sense is merely the deposit of prejudice laid down in the human mind before the age of 18”
Albert Einstein
“Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away, and that in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out the truth, and often leads to ruinous error”
Tryon Edwards
“The greatest and noblest pleasure which men can have in this world is to discover new truths; and the next is to shake off old prejudices.”
Frederick The Great
“He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice”
Anatole France
“When you approach a problem, strip yourself of preconceived opinions and prejudice, assemble and learn the facts of the situation, make the decision which seems to you to be the most honest, and then stick to it”
Chester Bowles
“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking;”
Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy