Quote by Francis Bacon
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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There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon

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The believer is happy; the doubter is wise. – Proverb

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Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way. – Hosea Ballou

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Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it. – Francis Bacon

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Great doubts deep wisdom. Small doubts little wisdom. – Chinese Proverb

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