#insufficient

In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may be true after all, or I may never have occasion to exhibit it in outward acts. ↗

— William Kingdon Clifford

#after #anything #be true #belief #believe

We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education. ↗

— Allen Weinstein

#civic #concerns #democratic #dependence #education

While one man can discover a certain thing by himself, another is never able to understand it, even if taught by means of all possible expressions and metaphors, and during a long period; his mind can in no way grasp it, his capacity is insufficient for it. ↗

— Maimonides

#another #capacity #certain #discover #during

People with insufficient personalities are fond of cats. These people adore being ignored. ↗

— Henry Morgan

#being #being ignored #cats #fond #ignored

Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered. ↗

— Franz Boas

#considered #contact #furthermore #history #influence

I believe that present day civilized man suffers from insufficient discharge of his aggressive drive. ↗

— Konrad Lorenz

#believe #civilized #civilized man #day #discharge

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#art #conclusions #drawing #insufficient #premises

Society is like the air, necessary to breathe but insufficient to live on. ↗

— George Santayana

#breathe #insufficient #like #live #necessary

Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#action #children #commitments #decisively #deferring

The Platform for Action gives due emphasis to the fact that women globally have continued to have insufficient access to the resources necessary to achieve economic independence. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#achieve #action #continued #due #economic