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In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in

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

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I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind. – Francis Bacon

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Skeptics are never deceived. – Proverb

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A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery. – Morris Bender

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Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts. – Bhagavad Gita

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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

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