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    Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

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Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself
and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen read more

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself
and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of
your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you
can see forever.

by Edmund Hoyle Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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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.

by William Cowper Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.

To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.

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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.

by Charles Sanders Peirce Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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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.

by Sir John Denham Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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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.

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Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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I do not like 'but yet, it does allay
The good precedence: fie upon 'but yet,'
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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.

The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.

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