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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships read more
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
The wound of peace is surety,
Surety secure; but modest doubt is called
The beacon of the read more
The wound of peace is surety,
Surety secure; but modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches
To th' bottom of the worst.
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not
of faith: for whatsoever is not read more
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not
of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
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.
Make me to see't; or at the least so prove it
That the probation bear no hinge nor loop
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Make me to see't; or at the least so prove it
That the probation bear no hinge nor loop
To hang a doubt on--or woe upon thy life!
Doubting charms me not less than knowledge.
[It., Non menno che saper, dubbiar m'aggrata.]
Doubting charms me not less than knowledge.
[It., Non menno che saper, dubbiar m'aggrata.]
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.
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have read more
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.