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Believe nothing and be on your guard against everything.
Believe nothing and be on your guard against everything.
Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a read more
Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.
The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.
The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.
It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.
It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.
Great intellects are skeptical.
Great intellects are skeptical.
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first read more
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it ca
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy
Skeptics are never deceived.
Skeptics are never deceived.