Quotation by

Benjamin Disraeli

What is earnest is not always true on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

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Being serious or sincere about something does not guarantee that it is correct. In fact, people can be more passionate or convinced about ideas that are actually wrong than about those that are true.

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