Uncertain ways unsafest are,
And doubt a greater mischief than despair.

Uncertain ways unsafest are,
And doubt a greater mischief than despair.

You prove but too clearly that seeking to know
Is too frequently learning to doubt.
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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.]

Fain would I but dare not; I dare, and yet I may not;
I may, although I care not read more

Fain would I but dare not; I dare, and yet I may not;
I may, although I care not for pleasure when I play not.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.

The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts
nothing.

When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts
nothing.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

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!