Great doubts deep wisdom. Small doubts little wisdom. – Chinese Proverb
Skeptics are never deceived. – Proverb
The believer is happy; the doubter is wise. – Proverb
Believe nothing and be on your guard against everything. – Proverb
Doubt is the key to knowledge. – Proverb
Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into mens heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings. – Francis Bacon
In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon
Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it. – Francis Bacon
Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they never fly by twilight. – Francis Bacon
There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little, and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more, and not keep their suspicions in smother. – Francis Bacon
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon
Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way. – Hosea Ballou
I wish I could be half as sure of anything as some people are of everything. – Gerald Barzan
A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery. – Morris Bender
Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts. – Bhagavad Gita
If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, theyd immediately go out. – William Blake
Doubt whom you will, but never yourself. – Christian Nevell Bovee
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. – Buddha
Whether your faith is that there is a God or that there is not a God, if you dont have any doubts you are either kidding yourself or asleep. Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving. – Frederick Buechner
