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It is not true that a man can believe or disbelieve what he will. But it is certain that an active desire to find any proposition true will unconsciously tend to that result by dismissing importunate suggestions which

It is not true that a man can believe or disbelieve what he will. But it is certain that an active desire to find any proposition true will unconsciously tend to that result by dismissing importunate suggestions which run counter to the belief, and welcoming those which favor it. The psychological law, that we only see what interests us, and only assimilate what is adapted to our condition, causes the mind to select its evidence.

George Henry Lewes
Running, Believe, Men
George Henry Lewes (1874). “Problems of Life and Mind”, p.429

Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families.

George Henry Lewes
Running, Talent, Murder
'The Physiology of Common Life' (1859) ch. 12

If a work of art is placed before me, I believe I can enjoy it; but I do not overlook the fact, that Art is one thing, another thing Amusement; and that people do like amusements, and will run after it.

George Henry Lewes
Running, Art, Believe

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