Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial but

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth. – Ambrose Bierce

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Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us immediately add its second: nothing is ugly but degenerate man – the domain of aesthetic judgment is therewith defined. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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If the truth contradicts deeply held beliefs, that is too bad. – Hans Eysenck

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