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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.

Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.

Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

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.