Source: The Bacchae
Bacchae l. 472, as translated by Colin Teevan (2002)
Source: The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
As quoted in Philippine Studies (1953) by Ateneo de Manila, p. 269; also in Everest : The Mountaineering History (2000) by Walt Unsworth, p. 100; but this has also been attributed to Ignatius of Loyola in Think of an Elephant : Combining Science and Spirituality for a Better Life (2007) by Paul Bailey http://books.google.com/books?id=1WWeHgqLoBkC&pg=PT299&dq=%22For+those+who+believe,+no+words+are+necessary%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LiGzUor6FdapsASYsYGgBA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22For%20those%20who%20believe%2C%20no%20words%20are%20necessary%22&f=false
Disputed
Source: 1920s, Sceptical Essays (1928), Ch. 13: Freedom in Society.
“He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.”
“And no one believes the explanation anyway.”
Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)
Context: I never dwell on past mistakes… There is too much to plan for the future to waste time complaining. Elsie Mendl was a great friend of mine for many, many years. And I remember the creed by which she lived: Never complain, never explain. Just think of the people you know who are always explaining their mistakes. It merely rubs the whole thing in. You’re reminded again of the mistake. And no one believes the explanation anyway.
Variant: For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.
“I believe there’s some explanation for this universe, which you might call God.”
Axios, season 1, episode 4 (25 November 2018)
“He who buys what he needs not, sells what he needs.”
Pt. II, Lib. III, Ch. III.
Guzmán de Alfarache (1599-1604)
