Jaime Bruins cyprian

“Misguided good men are more dangerous than honest bad men. It is because they are seen as good that, in and by good conscience, the mob will always, stubbornly back them without question.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“Eblis said, "No man who thinks ill, will hear the truth despite a hundred signs.
When one who fantasises is presented with reason his fantasies increase.
When one talks to such a person, their words become the very cause of that person's fantasy. The crusader's sword is a tool for a thief.
So the response to him is silence and peace; to talk with an idiot is insanity.
—Mathnawi-ye ma'nawi II 2714–17”
― Rumi, The Great Satan

“People put a lot less effort into picking apart evidence that confirms what they already believe.”
― Peter Watts, Echopraxia