 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Many things are believed because they are interesting; although, in fact, there is little other evidence in their favour.
Source: Bertrand Russell: The Conquest of Happiness, 1930, chap. 16：Effort and resignations
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A long time ago, a singer called Linda Yamamoto sang a song called ‘Don't believe the rumours...’. When there are several different rumours about a person, it seems that many people believe the most interesting rumour among them. Recently, there have been many rumours about Yoshihide Suga (former Prime Minister) in weekly magazines, and among these, maybe... no, I'll leave it to your imagination.
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