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    You prove but too clearly that seeking to know
    Is too frequently learning to doubt.
    [Fr., Vous ne prouvez que trop que chercher a connaitre
    N'est souvent qu' apprendre a douter.]

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I do not like 'but yet, it does allay
The good precedence: fie upon 'but yet,'
'But read more

I do not like 'but yet, it does allay
The good precedence: fie upon 'but yet,'
'But yet' is as a jailer to bring forth
Some monstrous malefactor.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people read more

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts
nothing.

When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts
nothing.

by Joseph Roux Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears.

But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.

The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.

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I kept on digging the hole deeper and deeper looking for the
treasure chest until I finally lifted my read more

I kept on digging the hole deeper and deeper looking for the
treasure chest until I finally lifted my head, looked up and
realized that I had dug my own grave.

by Sir John Denham Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

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I'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't.

I'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't.

by Frank A. Clark Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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