
Reflections on Various Subjects (1665–1678), I. On Confidence
Tribune, 5 November 1937
1930s
Reflections on Various Subjects (1665–1678), I. On Confidence
“There is a sense in which all law is nothing more nor less than a gigantic confidence trick.”
Speech to Devon Magistrates, The Times 12 April 1972.
State of the Art (2000)
Source: The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
“We don’t need self-confidence we need God-confidence”
“Our slogan is Australia Unlimited, and we pronounce it with confidence.”
Election speech, Canterbury, Victoria, 29 October, 1958 https://electionspeeches.moadoph.gov.au/speeches/1958-robert-menzies
Second Term as Prime Minister (1949-1966)
Speech in Leeds (23 November 1900), quoted in The Times (24 November 1900), p. 8
Opposition MP
Attributed to Laozi in self-help books and on social media, this quotation is of unknown origin and date.
Misattributed
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality (2005).
Context: My confidence in venturing into science lies in my basic belief that as in science so in Buddhism, understanding the nature of reality is pursued by means of critical investigation: if scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims.