credulity

(krĭ-dū'lĭ-tē, -dyū'-)
n.
A disposition to believe too readily.

[Middle English credulite, from Old French, from Latin crēdulitās, from crēdulus, credulous. See credulous.]

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"I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water." - Maya Angelou

"When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous." - Calvin Coolidge

"We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad?" - Madame Dorothe Deluzy

"Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence." - Tryon Edwards

"A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly." - Elizabeth Gaskell

"I cannot spare the luxury of believing that all things beautiful are what they seem." - Fitz-Greene Halleck

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