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Quote by Francis Bacon
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. – Francis Bacon

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Young people are fitter to invent than to judge fitter for execution than for counsel and more fit for new projects than for settled business. – Francis Bacon

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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. – Francis Bacon

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

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

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