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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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To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.

To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.

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Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

by Voltaire Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.

The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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But the gods are dead--
Ay, Zeus is dead, and all the gods but Doubt,
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But the gods are dead--
Ay, Zeus is dead, and all the gods but Doubt,
And doubt is brother devil to Despair!

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Fain would I but dare not; I dare, and yet I may not;
I may, although I care not read more

Fain would I but dare not; I dare, and yet I may not;
I may, although I care not for pleasure when I play not.

by Sir Walter Raleigh Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.

by Wilson Mizner Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

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Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

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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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