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The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which has to be acquired with difficulty.

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which has to be acquired with difficulty.

by Charles Sanders Peirce Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears.

But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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Make me to see't; or at the least so prove it
That the probation bear no hinge nor loop
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Make me to see't; or at the least so prove it
That the probation bear no hinge nor loop
To hang a doubt on--or woe upon thy life!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, read more

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.

by Alfred Hitchcock Found in: Inventions Quotes,
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.

Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her read more

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.

by Leonardo Da Vinci Found in: Inventions Quotes,
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Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt

by William Shakespeare Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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You prove but too clearly that seeking to know
Is too frequently learning to doubt.
[Fr., Vous read more

You prove but too clearly that seeking to know
Is too frequently learning to doubt.
[Fr., Vous ne prouvez que trop que chercher a connaitre
N'est souvent qu' apprendre a douter.]

by Sir John Denham Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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I'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't.

I'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't.

by Frank A. Clark Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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