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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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That things are changed, and that nothing really perishes, and that the sum of matter remains exactly the same, is sufficiently certain. – Francis Bacon

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If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, theyd immediately go out. – William Blake

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

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