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Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Uncertain ways unsafest are,
And doubt a greater mischief than despair.
Uncertain ways unsafest are,
And doubt a greater mischief than despair.
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.
The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.
Who never doubted, never half believed.
Where doubt there truth is--'tis her shadow.
Who never doubted, never half believed.
Where doubt there truth is--'tis her shadow.
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
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.
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom