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I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.

— William Butler Yeats

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.

— Rudyard Kipling

The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son.

— Judy Collins

Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.

— Bertrand Russell

Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular all his life long.

— Robert Burton

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.

— Thomas Paine

I am a person who believes in the good of people and who may have had things influence them to a certain degree, but deep down I think most people are good and would like to be good.

— Nolan North

A man is always better than he thinks.

— Woody Hayes

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.

— Ronald Reagan

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't believe that there's a good guy and a bad guy. Unless it's like Superman or Batman, there is no good guy and bad guy.

— Blake Lively