Michel de Montaigne Quotes about Belief
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
Attributed to "Essais" by Michel de Montaigne, Book III, Ch. 1, 1595.
... whoever believes anything esteems that it is a work of charity to persuade another of it.
Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.786, Stanford University Press