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.

Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.

Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.

A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.

A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't read more

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which has to be acquired with difficulty.

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which has to be acquired with difficulty.

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.

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will read more

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be