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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.
He who dallies is a dastard,
He who doubts is damned.
He who dallies is a dastard,
He who doubts is damned.
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.
Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.
To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.
To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.
The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.
He would not, with a peremptory tone,
Assert the nose upon his face his own.
He would not, with a peremptory tone,
Assert the nose upon his face his own.