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No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.
No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.
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.
Thou hast wounded the spirit that loved thee
And cherish'd thine image for years;
Thou hast taught read more
Thou hast wounded the spirit that loved thee
And cherish'd thine image for years;
Thou hast taught me at last to forget thee,
In secret, in silence, and tears.
I follow my law and fulfil it all duly--and look! when your
doubt runneth high--
North points to read more
I follow my law and fulfil it all duly--and look! when your
doubt runneth high--
North points to the needle!
The wound is for you, but the pain is for me.
[Fr., La blessure est pour vous, la douleur read more
The wound is for you, but the pain is for me.
[Fr., La blessure est pour vous, la douleur est pour moi.]
Any belief worth having must survive doubt
Any belief worth having must survive doubt
The private wound is deepest. O time most accurst,
'Mongst all foes that a friend should be the worst!
The private wound is deepest. O time most accurst,
'Mongst all foes that a friend should be the worst!
Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom