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Quote by Francis Bacon
Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroug

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

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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. – Francis Bacon

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

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I wish I could be half as sure of anything as some people are of everything. – Gerald Barzan

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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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