Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

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'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't.

I'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't.

You prove but too clearly that seeking to know
Is too frequently learning to doubt.
[Fr., Vous read more

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.]

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

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

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.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

By banishing doubt and thinking in no-limit ways, you clear a space for the power of intention to flow through. read more

By banishing doubt and thinking in no-limit ways, you clear a space for the power of intention to flow through. The power of intention is so deficient of doubt that when you're connected to it you see what you'd like to have as already being present.